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

Onward to the root cellar, basket in hand, to forage for ingredients.

From Salon • Nov. 24, 2022

"We had a root cellar and we had electricity. So, we hung out there for a couple of days."

From Reuters • Nov. 13, 2022

“I was down in the root cellar all day and then I come up to see what a gift God gave us today. That sky. And them hogs...”

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead