Jennifer M of Livermore California wrote to me to ask a question about a vintage ACCO cast iron pup via the “Contact Mary” form. She wrote: “I was going through a few boxes of my grandparents…
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Griswold Cast Iron Mailbox – “Did I get taken?”
Pricing of vintage Griswold no. 1 cast iron mailbox.
Ask Mary: Value of cast iron collection – Where to start?
What reference materials to use when trying to determine the value of a cast iron cookware collection.
The O’Neil Home Collection: Kitchen and Dining area
I have had the pleasure of spending some quality time with Marg and Larry O’Neil, both at their stunning residence in Tacoma, WA and at their meticulously curated pole barn private cast iron museum situated on…
Ask Mary: Lodge 3-Pour-Spout Skillet
About the vintage Lodge 3-pour-spout cast iron skillet…read to the end for – as Paul Harvey would say – “the rest of the story!” Richard’s Question Richard R. from Collierville, Tennessee, wrote to me via the…
Best batter for use with Griswold cast iron cake molds?
Directions for baking a cake in a Griswold cast iron cake mold.
Cooking Steak in a Cast Iron Skillet on a Chilly Cabin Weekend
I headed up to the southern shore of Lake Superior in Wisconsin to visit with my friends Louise and Tom, who keep their 35’ sailboat at Siskiwit Bay Marina in Cornucopia. I’ve come to visit and…
Griswold “Clean-Easy” Dutch Oven Cover
The Griswold vintage cast iron “clean-easy” Dutch oven cover had a coated underside, which was advertised as an assist in cleaning.