Does anyone know what a root cellar is?

Question

I was watching Are You Afraid of the Dark on Nick the other day and I heard the mom tell her son Andy that it was the root cellar. I was immediately confused as to what the heck that had to do with anything or what the heck a root cellar is. Help me out!!!

Answer 1

It's an expression from long ago.
It's like an unfinished basement where individuals would store roots, canned goods, beans, even salted meats. The ground temperature at that level is a constant 59 degrees.

Answer 2

A root cellar is sort of like a basement but usually they had an access from the outside of the house. Back when there was no electricity and when they used the real ice boxes they used to store their vegetables in them to store them for the winter. Some people call them storm shelters now though.

Answer 3

Yes.Its an underground room or cellar that in old days people stored roots,potatoes,and canned items.Its cool underground and some people also had storm cellars for thing like tornados and high winds.Usually located outside the home with a trap door.

Answer 4

a root cellar is an area dug partly in the ground that would allow items stored there to stay cool. sometimes a shed would contain the root cellar or it could be under the house. scarey huh?

Answer 5

A root cellar was dug in the ground and used to store potatoes, carrots, beets, and other root vegetables over the winter. It was cool and dry, and the vegetables would keep fairly well there.

Answer 6

You make me feel so old.

A root cellar is a pit dug into the ground or a hillside, with a door built into it for access. It was used to store "root" vegetables like potatoes, carrots, turnips, etc. over the winter.

Answer 7

As a matter of fact, I do. A "root-cellar" is a dug-out "basement" under your house that has NO CONCRETE OR CEMENT WALLS...in other words, it's simply a basement without poured cement and/or concrete blocks for walls...it's merely dirt...and also "roots" sticking out of the walls BECAUSE the walls have no cement or concrete. All the walls have "exposed roots".

Answer 8

A root cellar is where people kept vegetables and other produce years ago. It was cold and damp. It usually had a dirt floor and stone walls.

Answer 9

It is a term used for a place usually located under the house where potatoes, onions and other root vegetables etc were stored before use. I believe most homes in America have them especially if they live in tornaedo areas as they afford protection from the elements.

Answer 10

The basement, usually just a hole, dug out under a house. It is where you keep your 'root crops' (potatoes, carrots, beets, etc). They will keep for months in the cool and dark.