Wayne Boatwright > wrote:
> The home I grew up in was much older than yours, but we had such a drawer,
> which also had a sliding metal lid inside with small perforations. It was
> a bread drawer. In our case it was not the topmost drawer, but I'm sure
> yours was for the same purpose.
>
>
Many thanks to all, the bread storage idea makes perfect sense.

bob prohaska