CHAPTER XIX 



KEEPING VEGETABLES AND FRUITS 

 OVER WINTER 



STORING. There are three essential 

 principles which must be considered if we 

 are to keep both vegetables and fruits fresh 

 during the winter months; the regulation of 

 temperature, of moisture, and of ventilation. 



Vegetables. If vegetables are stored in 

 a storage building, root cellar or outdoor pit, 

 the temperature should be about 32 to 34 de- 

 grees F. Some vegetables, like cabbage, can 

 stand 25 degrees F. above zero and even lower, 

 but for general purposes the temperature 

 should be a little above freezing. If the air 

 is too dry, the vegetables shrink and become 

 useless, but if kept moist they retain their 

 plumpness. When root crops, such as turnips, 

 or carrots, get wet and the temperature goes 



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