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| Topic Started: Sep 21 2014, 02:12 PM (160 Views) | |
| Darcie | Sep 21 2014, 02:12 PM Post #1 |
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http://www.pinterest.com/mrspastork/root-cellar/ Am amazed at all of this. |
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| Delphi51 | Sep 21 2014, 06:08 PM Post #2 |
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Wow! My dad had a root cellar on the farm but it was just a deep hole, maybe 12 feet straight down. It was scary going down the ladder. It did keep potatoes and carrots until the next crop was ready. |
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| Darcie | Sep 22 2014, 01:35 AM Post #3 |
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My grandparents in southern Alberta had three, each had different food in it. One was also used when Tornadoes came around. We could have lived there a long time as that is where all the canned food was kept. They even canned all types of meat. |
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| goldengal | Sep 22 2014, 01:51 AM Post #4 |
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Hard to believe, but my walkin closet which is on a north wall is cool all the time; even in summer when it is hot. I keep potatoes, onions, oranges and apples in there, and while I do not drink a lot of pop, I do keep ginger ale in there, and coke for the young folks. I made chili sauce a couple of weeks ago and have it on a shelf, and the jars feel cold. Plan to make more this week as the stuff I bought in the grocery store last year I tried once and threw it out. My closet is actually colder than Kim's cold cellar for sure. Take care, Pat |
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| angora | Sep 22 2014, 03:57 AM Post #5 |
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On our farm the whole cellar was a root cellar. The floor was earth and we had no furnace. It was cold down there. We used to candle eggs in the stairwell between the front kitchen and the cellar. It was cold there too. |
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| wildie | Sep 22 2014, 04:16 AM Post #6 |
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I recently installed R12 insulation all around my basement walls to keep the heat in. Now my total annual cost for heat and cooking is $500. I save enough that I can buy any of the food that I need! |
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