root cellar
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People who don’t have a root cellar can try keeping their potatoes in a basket or a burlap sack.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 5, 2023
She recalled hiding in a root cellar with her baby brother, just as residents did last year.
From New York Times ● Apr. 24, 2023
In a peaceful time, a typical Ukrainian root cellar is an underground structure that’s used as an alternative to a refrigerator for storing crops, preserves and ferments.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 17, 2022
For most of us, a brown paper bag kept at room temperature will suffice, but a root cellar would be better if you have one.
From Salon ● Feb. 9, 2022
Sam returned to his mountainside camp and ate a breakfast of nuts and dried apples from his root cellar on the mountaintop.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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