Root cellar
Does anyone root cellar. Is the concept of a root cellar to keep veggies
cold and in high humidity. ?? How are you supposed to keep high humidity in the winter? |
Root cellar
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"DogDiesel" wrote: Does anyone root cellar. Is the concept of a root cellar to keep veggies cold and in high humidity. ?? How are you supposed to keep high humidity in the winter? There is a good discussion about root cellars in "Preserving Food without Freezing or Canning: Traditional Techniques Using Salt, Oil, Sugar, Alcohol, Vinegar, Drying, Cold Storage, and Lactic Fermentation" by The Gardeners and Farmers of Centre Terre Vivante http://www.amazon.com/Preserving-Foo...ning/dp/193339 2592/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1297101828&sr=1-1 (at better libraries near you) -- - Billy "When you give food to the poor, they call you a saint. When you ask why the poor have no food, they call you a communist." -Archbishop Helder Camara http://peace.mennolink.org/articles/...acegroups.html http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth...130964689.html |
Root cellar
DogDiesel wrote:
Does anyone root cellar. Is the concept of a root cellar to keep veggies cold and in high humidity. ?? How are you supposed to keep high humidity in the winter? I haven't seen a real sand chamber root cellar since I was a kid except in movies. I thought the purpose of the sand was to wick moisture away and thus an attempt at low humidity not high. |
Root cellar
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High humidity is not your friend. "Doug Freyburger" wrote in message ... DogDiesel wrote: Does anyone root cellar. Is the concept of a root cellar to keep veggies cold and in high humidity. ?? How are you supposed to keep high humidity in the winter? I haven't seen a real sand chamber root cellar since I was a kid except in movies. I thought the purpose of the sand was to wick moisture away and thus an attempt at low humidity not high. |
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