root cellar
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At one point, the Ukrainians identify a root cellar beneath a destroyed farmhouse as a shelter for Russian soldiers.
From Salon • Apr. 24, 2024
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
In one case, a Russian was said to be living in a root cellar and eating only pickles for months.
From New York Times • Aug. 8, 2022
You can slow ripening by storing tomatoes at around 50 degrees, in somewhere like a root cellar or a small wine fridge devoted to produce, McDermott says.
From Washington Post • Jul. 11, 2022
When Mum Olga had me clean out the root cellar, and I found a tabby with her litter of kittens, Char learned of my delight.
From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine
