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I'm guessing that the produce referred to was cheap when in season and possibly unobtainable out of season unless preserved. Apples Sept/Oct, cabbage pretty lon

• carlob 11y ago
  Apples will keep for almosta year in a proper cellar
  • keithpeter 11y ago
    Yes, I was thinking that too but the Victorian poorer people ('respectable working class') would not have had much spare space over their living needs (c.f. endless official reports on over crowding and various 'model' residential developments like Port Sunlight and Bournville). So unless the grocer had a cellar or a wholesaler somewhere... ...sounds like a research project over the holiday.
    • carlob 11y ago
      Yeah, but I'm pretty sure the grocer or the producer would have cellars both for apples and roots. All sorts of things like onions don't actually grow all year round, but need to be conserved away from heat and light. The same goes for wine, beer, fruit preserves, pickled vegetables…
  • hahamrfunnyguy 11y ago
    And root vegetables and cabbages will keep for several months or more. Plenty long enough to last the duration of a UK winter.