My Cast Iron Skillet

By: Nancy Puckett (View Profile)

I’ve been thinking about my iron skillet a lot lately. I miss it. It disappeared years ago when I moved with my 15-year-old daughter from Mississippi to Pennsylvania. My husband died and I no longer felt a strong connection to the South.

I left many things behind when I loaded up my Chevy Nova and headed North: a dining room table, a china cabinet and a cedar chest.

But it’s my iron skillet I long for.

I still enjoy cooking, but food cooked in my Teflon pans just doesn’t taste the same.

At one time I thought about tracking the skillet down. I asked my daughter, Julie, about it and she seemed to remember that her friend, Bob, took it with him when he moved to Florida.

2 readers liked this story.
share
bookmarks
Comments
posted: 09.24.2007
Hazel Ridlen
One of my family's prized possessions is a huge cast iron skillet. It belonged to my grandfather who used it when he was a cook for E & J Railroad. My older sister snagged it before I was smart enough to know the value of the ancient crusty thing. She'd spent some time in Spain and saw it as the perfect thing for making paella - and that it is.
posted: 09.24.2007
Suha Araj
I recently started using one and I love it. I think I have only scratched the surface of what is possible, but now I'm inspired to fry a little cornbread. Thanks.
posted: 08.01.2007
Veronica Kavanagh
I have a huge cast iron skillet I cured over 25 years ago and it just gets better over time. I missed my smaller one though (the ex-husband got it) so when I saw an old semi rusty one in a thrift store for $2 I grabbed it. I scrubbed it out and seasoned it and it's now in great shape. If you're longing for your skillet, a visit to the local thrift store may be just the thing!
posted: 06.19.2007
Jane Gunn
When people ask me how I got my arms so buff, I tell them it's because I love to cook with my cast iron pans. They are worth their weight in gold. There is truly very little I love more in my kitchen than those blackened pans of glory. And I'm not even from the south. However: the day Elvis's cook died, the New York Times posted a bunch of Elvis's favorite recipes, and so I tried pan-fried corn bread for the first time. And let me tell you, there's a reason why Elvis loved his corn bread. It's all in the pan.
Tell us a Story.

You know you've got something to share. Maybe it's something funny, touching, inspirational or informative. Whatever it is, your circle of friends here at DivineCaroline would love to hear from you.

most liked
Loader_buff
Other topics you might appreciate
Home & Food