He looked at Dale thoughtfully, and then handed Dale a mug, too, before returning to his seat.  Dale got up to get some milk for his own coffee, but paused when he noticed that there were two hatches side-by-side on the countertop.  Puzzled, he opened the one on his left first, revealing a large block of ice.  He closed the lid and opened the other, where the milk resided, along with several earthenware jars of jelly.  I haven’t seen an honest-to-goodness icebox in decades, he thought as he poured the milk into his mug.