A house or barn for storing root vegetables.
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Interviewer: What's a separator? Speaker: That's separating the cream- Interviewer 2: Mm-hm. Speaker: From the milk. Interviewer 2: Oh. Interviewer: Oh. Speaker: And then, it had to be put in a cooler. Interviewer 2: Mm-hm. Speaker: And way back then, we had what you called a root house. Interviewer 2: Oh. Speaker: You've probably never heard of things today- Interviewer 2: I haven't, no- Interviewer: Is that were you like- Speaker: No, it ah- like ah- ah, mound, a big mound- like a little frame belt- Interviewer 2: Mm-hm. Speaker: And like a mound of earth over it. |
A house or barn for storing root vegetables. |
Speaker: We had garden. We had a raspberry patch and- well back then you grew all your food on the gar-- Interviewer: Yeah. Interviewer 2: Mm-hm. Speaker: Or vegetables 'cause you- and back in this root house I spoke about- Interviewer 2: Yeah? Interviewer: Mm-hm. Speaker: Well that's where we keep our vegetables, keep them fresh and- Interviewer 2: Oh- Interviewer: Oh- so being kids, I'm sure you guys raided the raspberry bush. |
A house or barn for storing root vegetables. |
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Speaker: And then we'd put down feed from up above in the passage way to feed them at night. And we grew some turnips (clears throat) and ah had a root-house. Interviewer: Now what's a root-house? Speaker: Well a place to store the turnips in the barn. Interviewer: Oh 'cause the turnips were fed to the animals, were they? Speaker: Mm-hm. |
A house or barn for storing root vegetables. |
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Speaker 2: Each kid has- you-know, like for instance, ah, some of the boys had to carry water. I know I had to go in get the potatoes from the, ah, um, underground- what do you call that building? Gosh I'm forgetting. Eh? Speaker: Root-house. Speaker 2: Root-house. Yes. (laughs) |
A house or barn for storing root vegetables. |
| Example | Meaning |
Speaker: Each kid has- you-know, like for instance, ah, some of the boys had to carry water. I know I had to go in get the potatoes from the, ah, um, underground- what do you call that building? Gosh I'm forgetting. Eh? Speaker 2: Root-house. Speaker: Root-house. Yes. (laughs) |
A house or barn for storing root vegetables. |
Speaker: From the root-house. I would have to go and get the vegetables from the root-house and, ah, peel them for supper and, ah, you-know, different things-like-that. And my older sister, well she would be making c-- bread or cookies or-something-like-that. |
A house or barn for storing root vegetables. |
