Traditionals and Cast Iron Cookware

Nonless said:
It's a fairly common mold pre 1900s. A lot of foundry's used the pattern. It's one of my favorites of the style I have found as the gatemark isn't super pronounced and it dosent wobble on my electric coil burner.
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It's a beautiful unmarked piece which was common at the time. My buddy says very few were marked in the early to middle 1800's
 
Nonless said:
It's a fairly common mold pre 1900s. A lot of foundry's used the pattern. It's one of my favorites of the style I have found as the gatemark isn't super pronounced and it dosent wobble on my electric coil burner.
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I am no expert by any means, but the fact that it has a ridge on the bottom suggests to me that it was made for the old wood stoves with an iron top and removable covers, this would allow the pan to sit on top of the wood stove, or sit snugly into one of the holes with the cover removed. But i could be completely wrong.
 
cudgee said:
I am no expert by any means, but the fact that it has a ridge on the bottom suggests to me that it was made for the old wood stoves with an iron top and removable covers, this would allow the pan to sit on top of the wood stove, or sit snugly into one of the holes with the cover removed. But i could be completely wrong.
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That's what the ring is about.
 
osoverride said:
Steel (non teflon coated) pots and pans are also amazing. I keep a small set in my kitchen and for camping. Not really sure why there isn't a thread for tradionals and metal pans too but I but it's just an aesthetic preference for this group.
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It wasn't so much an aesthetic preference for me, more like a lack of expanded thinking. I've neither owned*, nor cooked on much other than cast iron and a charcoal grill (my stock pots used to boil water, noodles, and potatoes not withstanding).


*Any stainless fry pans that were in the house came from the kinfolks on Ms. Wild Willie.
 
cudgee said:
I have no idea how you would even begin to go about this process. But would love a lesson for " dummies " , just so i learn something new, and want to see the end result if you proceed.
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You pretty much just mix the ashes with pH neutral water, filter out the sediment, and boil down the resulting liquor. I've never done it before, but that's what I've gleaned from my cursory internet research. If I do finally get around to it I'll make sure I share some more info. 👍
 
Wild Willie said:
You pretty much just mix the ashes with pH neutral water, filter out the sediment, and boil down the resulting liquor. I've never done it before, but that's what I've gleaned from my cursory internet research. If I do finally get around to it I'll make sure I share some more info. 👍
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When I was a kid we lived across the street from an old woman who made lye soap. In a huge kettle out in her yard over an open fire. 65 years ago now and I can still smell it and see her out there in a dress and apron.
 
Boattale said:
When I was a kid we lived across the street from an old woman who made lye soap. In a huge kettle out in her yard over an open fire. 65 years ago now and I can still smell it and see her out there in a dress and apron.
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It's one of those projects I've wanted to attempt for a while now. I used to just sit around and hit the booze when I wasn't working, but I gave up drinking back in January, so I've got extra time/motivation to experiment. It'll probably lead to nothing but me landing in the doghouse with Ms. Wild Willie, but I find the risk level acceptable.
 
JM2 said:
Firefox book has an article on making lye soap. I can chase it down and take pics of the article for ya if you want Willie.
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I'm pretty sure Mr. Kephart covered it in The Book of Camping and Woodcraft, if it's not in that then it's in Our Southern Highlanders. Just haven't dug around to get them out yet. I actually think that's where I got the bucket idea from... I'd take a look if you were so inclined, but don't inconvenience yourself. I appreciate the offer.👍👍
 
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