The phrase even sounds delightfully old-fashioned:

"Root cellar."

And yet, many people still have, and still use, these usually small, underground spaces for storing -- in the coolness, darkness and humidity -- everything from carrots, potatoes and other roots to apples to wine, jams and other preserved foods.

Do you have a root cellar? Or evocative root cellar memories?

Please contact writer Patricia Lowry at plowry@post-gazette.com or at The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 34 Blvd. of the Allies, Pittsburgh, PA 15222.

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