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

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

Their root cellar – a buried shipping container accessed through an outhouse with a battery-powered elevator – is stocked like an underground Walmart.

From Reuters • Jun. 5, 2020

But Calvin will want to be in the root cellar.

From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor