Mary Ruth's Corn Bread Stick Pan
Corn Bread Stick PanSo Mary Ruth brought her pan over and Mama stuck it in the wood stove, which had a roaring fire going in it. She let it sit for an hour or so and then said, "I think it is ready to come out." So they took the lid off the stove and took a look into the fire which had died down some by then and you could see the ashes. Mama took the poker and raked around in the ashes and all they ever saw was a faint outline in the ashes of Mary Ruth's pan! It was completely gone!
The problem was : Mama's pan was real cast iron and could be burned without a problem. Mary Ruth's was some mixture of metals that was not fire proof as real cast iron was. Mama didn't know about that! So she burned up Mary Ruth's pan. Mama was devastated! And Mary Ruth had to buy a new pan!
posted by kyra lafain @ 8/22/2008 12:30:00 PM
2 Comments:
I have some cast iron cornbread stick pans, and they make delicious cornbread sticks! There's nothing like good old cast iron skillets and pans.
Cornbread sticks just taste better, don't they? Grandma made the best cornbread. I don't recall ever hearing the story of Mar Ruth's pan....what a hoot! I would have loved to see the look on their faces when they opened up the wood stove! nh
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