stillroom

• Кладовая при кухне в большом доме для приготовления чая, настоек и хранения ликёров, варений и чая.

A small pantry or storeroom adjacent to a kitchen, especially in a large house, used for preparing tea, cordials, and other beverages, and for storing liquors, preserves, and dry goods.

1. A pantry or storeroom connected with the kitchen for preparing tea and beverages and storing liquors and preserves.C1formalbritishculinary

   A small room or large cupboard situated close to the kitchen, historically found in English country houses and grand residences. It was managed by the housekeeper or a stillroom maid, who used it to brew tea, prepare herbal cordials, and store alcoholic beverages, homemade preserves, and other dry provisions. This room was an essential part of domestic service from the 17th to 19th centuries.

   Кладовая при кухне для приготовления чая, напитков и хранения ликёров и варений.

   • The housekeeper spent the morning in the stillroom, preparing a batch of elderflower cordial.
   • Down the corridor, the stillroom held shelves of homemade jams and jars of preserved fruits.
   • In many historical estates, the stillroom served as both a beverage preparation area and a storage space for fine teas.
   • Visitors to the manor could smell the aromatic herbs drying in the stillroom.
   • The butler fetched a bottle of port from the stillroom to serve after dinner.

   Синонимыbutterylarderpantrystoreroom