Perfectly Seasoned Cast Iron Skillet From Grandma's heirloom to kitchen tool
A writer recalls Grandmother's treasured cast iron skillet and details a method to season one. He cites Hoppin John Martin Taylor and Bill Hill of Lodge Cast Iron, and notes a 10 inch skillet cost 9.99 at Elliott's True Value in Grapevine Texas. The piece blends family lore with practical steps and expert input on upkeep.
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Elliott
Grapevine
Texas
Grandma
Hoppin
John Martin Taylor
Southern Cook Extraordinaire
Mock Oyster Pie and memories of low mood era cooking
Readers recall family recipes from the early 1900s, including a Mock Oyster Pie made with eggplant and cheese. Erika V. Norman and others share eggplant dishes, bread crumbs, and a cheese topping as a comforting memory from Tennessee to South Carolina.
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Tennessee
South Carolina
Mock Oyster Pie With Eggplant and Veggie Salad
Recipe collection shows Mock Oyster Pie using large or two small eggplants with eggs milk and crackers baked until custard like. Also includes a potato salad with potatoes onion parsley pickles oil vinegar stock and steps to refrigerate before serving. A broccoli slaw chickpeas olives bean sprouts salad rounds out the set of dishes.
Salad tucked in pita with cucumber yogurt dressing
A reader shares a fresh salad idea tucked into pita bread with a dressing of yogurt cucumber and lime juice. The feature invites reader submissions and notes the segment answers questions in Cookers Corner.
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Taylor
Billie Hill
Lodge Cast Iron
Knight Ridder
Eac
Ts Ia Tna
Patricia F. Gardner
North Miami Beach, Fla
Erika V. Norman
North Miami
Norman
Linda Cicero
Miami Gardens
Opryland
Nashville
Mike Flavin
Opryland Hotel Convention Center
Richard Gerst
Peter Ostrowsky
Miami
Sleuth
Eleanor Kersh
Margate, Fla
Cook's Corner
c/o Food & Fitness
the Herald
Herald Plaza
Fla
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