Root cellar gets shelving & canned goods

Root cellar gets shelving Yay

 finally, it's that time, we are building the shelving unit for the root cellar/pantry that we built in basement

and as usual, my help was needed, it's never until I get my hands free that I can grab the camera

 outside looking in

 I asked for this top shelf to be half sized, so that I could SEE what was on it without the step stool

picking/potato crates snug underneath, going to need support though on those shelves for sure

just a test run to see if things like boxes of canning jars and stock pots will fit ok and so far so good

of course,we did measure everything when we planned it, from the width between the shelves and to how deep they were so the jars would fit nicely, you can see we also have the support running up the front now so the shelves don't sag when they are loaded down

 at doorway looking in, we have yet another wall of shelves to put up yet back there where the bench sits with the bucket on it

 you can see I wasn't wasting any time getting my goods on the shelves, this was what we canned in the fall of 2011: salsa, ketchup, chili base, spaghetti sauce, stewed tomatoes, tomato juice, sweet pickles, dill pickles, peppers, and the jellies from spring-summer time

 ahh that's better, this shelving unit is to the left when you are looking in the door, the curve is to make it easier to get in the door without a sharp corner

top shelf: salsa and jellies

second shelf: ketchup, spaghetti sauce,stewed tomatoes and more stewed tomatoes

3rd shelf: chili base, pickles

bottom shelf: more jams & jellies, spiced peaches, pears, peppers (3 kinds) and dilly beans

ahhhh so pretty and soo yummy