An ancient method that keeps Afghanistan's grapes fresh all winter
I&#x27;ve noticed that when you put a bag of potatoes in the fridge, they will still keep far shorter than if you had them in a dedicated potato cellar. Likewise, most of the old houses around the farmstead I grew up had unheated walk-in pantries next to the entrance. Often vegetables keep for far longer in those pantries than in the fridge. But of course the fridge beats out storing the veggies on the counter every time. Many of those farms also had standalone earthen cellars that served as &quot;fridges&quot; during the summer, often in conjunction with a small brook flowing with cold mountain water, where perishable things such as milk pails could be sunk into during warm summer days. Really wish I could have something like that in the city lol.