I’m so excited! Last week I received my first delivery of Angel Food Minitries food for my pantry and fridge! One of the items included in my order was a bag of mixed beans and all the ingredients I needed to make cornbread. So, a couple of days ago, I made bean soup and it’s been sitting in the fridge seasoning. Tonight I baked cornbread — I found all my little cast iron cornbread pans! So, tomorrow when the Walston kids come over — we’ll have cornbread and butter and bean soup. They might not be that excited about bean soup but maybe they’ll like the cornbread!
I wish Gramma, Grampa, Karen and Beverly were here — we could have cornbread and milk which was often a Sunday night favorite at our house when we were kids — and for many years thereafter!
BTW — callng all Scouts — I can’t remember how to care for my cast iron pans — oh, I bet I can find it on the internet — or better yet, maybe there’s some instruction on the new skillet Sarah bought me last week. YES - a new iron skillet (a Martha Stewart one with lips on both sides for pouring)! THANK YOU Sarah for thinking of me when you found that bargain!!!
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Did you find the care instructions? If not, let me know. I can certainly give you at least two theories on the care of cast iron. I love those little corn bread pans. My mom had one. They are so cute.
Hey Gwendolyn! I’m so excited that I have a comment from someone other than a blood relation! Hee Hee!
No, I didn’t really find anything … of course, I haven’t taken the time to look it up on the net, duh. Or, for that matter, dig out my scouting cookbook either! However, this is what I ended up doing. I did wash the pans but I did not use soap. I just used hot water and scraped them clean, patted them dry and then lightly oiled the insides with a rubbing cloth. I didn’t do anything to the outside. I think I remember doing something different to our camp cooking iron pots but I can’t remember what…stored in air tight containers…something rubbed on the bottom as well? … I don’t know.
I have them sitting right now on the top of my stove …
I would welcome your suggestions!
I’ve always washed them like you did, but I did rub the entire skillet and then baked it in the oven on 200 degrees for about an hour. Mom always called it ’seasoning’ the skillet. I’m not sure if it’s all that should be done, but that’s how I keep mine “seasoned”.
Thanks Bev! Yeah, I knew it is called seasoning but I thought one of the instructions on the new skillet said not to heat them after cleaning…it may have been referring to ‘not to dry them by heating them’ …
I’ll try the 200 degree thing and see what happens…just seems like the oil would burn and smoke…