[AT] Now cellars

[Herb Metz]

In the Midwest underground fruit cellars were partially buried in a slope 
open to the east and were normally referred to as underground fruit cellars. 
I have only seen a couple being built/or new in the past several decades.
An antique track friend living in a tornado prone part of Alabama built a 
new home approx ten years ago; the short hallway is eight feet wide and the 
last twelve feet is a  tornado proof room with computer and has wheelchair 
access.
Herb

-----Original Message----- 
From: R Fink Sr
Sent: Monday, June 16, 2014 6:33 AM
To: at at lists.antique-tractor.com
Subject: Re: [AT] Putting the tractor to use

   Ralph that is like under ground fruit cellars don,t find them any more.
   I have wanted one as long as i can remember and may get one where we
   live now. It is on a gental hill just right to bury a shipping
   container.
   will see
   R Fink
   PA.


   On 06/15/14, Ralph Goff<alfg at sasktel.net> wrote:

   On 6/15/2014 7:25 PM, Mike wrote:
   > If I'm not mistaken they used to pack the ice in sawdust to keep it
   from
   > melting, maybe that's why it's lower. I'm not old enough to remember
   any
   > of that, but some of the guys might be.
   >
   > Mike M
   Yes, sawdust or straw was used to insulate the snow/ice that was put in
   the ice house in winter. We used to have a nice little log ice house
   here when I was a kid .. Long gone now but I have dreams of building a
   replica of it some day..
   Ralph in Sask.
   >>
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