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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

On Jun 3, 2008, at 7:10 AM, Robert Walton wrote:

> Hey all,
>
> I'm going to start digging a root cellar. It is going to be a separate
> building and I'm thinking that putting a smokehouse on top would be
> nice. One option is to dig nearer the house on a flat spot, the other
> would be to build into the side of a small hill by the garden, a
> little further from the house. Either way, I'm going to be digging a
> lot and by hand.

The root cellar here is dug into the hill and has walls of stone. I am  
unable to determine if the room above was used as a smokehouse but it  
is logical.

Make it easy to get into and out of, with arms loaded. This one has  
three concrete steps and they are too steep. The people who built were  
probably smaller. Anyway, make it convenient to use.