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But just below the shelves of food lays an open root cellar.
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Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
Cache pits are like root cellars, as Elizabeth Ortiz, an archaeologist and cultural resource manager at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER), the military complex where the discovery was made, says in a statement.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Feb. 2025
After harvesting, remove all but 1 to 2 inches of the edible carrot greens, rinse and thoroughly dry the roots, and store your carrot harvest in your fridge, freezer, or root cellar—or preserve it with pickling or canning.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Feb. 2025
Many Americans appreciate original hardwood floors (56 percent) and ornate, old-fashioned woodworking (37 percent), but not so much popcorn ceilings, root cellars (underground storage spaces) and telephone nooks (areas for a landline phone).
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
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Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
Cache pits are like root cellars, as Elizabeth Ortiz, an archaeologist and cultural resource manager at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER), the military complex where the discovery was made, says in a statement.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Feb. 2025
After harvesting, remove all but 1 to 2 inches of the edible carrot greens, rinse and thoroughly dry the roots, and store your carrot harvest in your fridge, freezer, or root cellar—or preserve it with pickling or canning.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Feb. 2025
Many Americans appreciate original hardwood floors (56 percent) and ornate, old-fashioned woodworking (37 percent), but not so much popcorn ceilings, root cellars (underground storage spaces) and telephone nooks (areas for a landline phone).
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Root cellar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/root%20cellar. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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