We had a fruit cellar and my mom filled it.
I am carrying on the tradition even though the house I'm in now surprisingly doesn't have a fruit cellar, because it's certainly old enough to.
Both places are in NY as well.
Winter alone makes stocking up worth it. Who needs to drag groceries through slop and what with the weather, God knows what the roads will be like.
Anyone who lives in this climate and doesn't stock up is a fool.
sometimes just buying an extra gallon of milk or two when you’re shopping...extra dozen eggs..extra bread...try to keep the perishables on hand that will last a week or two....