Southern Cast Iron

From skillet suppers to classic sides, Dutch oven dinners to mouthwatering pies, Southern Cast Iron delivers the beloved flavors of classic home cooking. Southern Cast Iron highlights unique collectibles, shares tips for caring for your favorite pans, and gives in-depth stories of collectors, chefs, and foundries. Take a look inside the world of cast-iron cooking and history. Beautifully photographed and printed on high-quality paper, it’s a magazine to share with friends and family, and return to each time you pull your favorite skillet out of the cupboard.

Southern Cast Iron • November / December 2022 Volume 8, Issue 6

Down-Home Cooking for the Holidays

Product Spotlight

Jennifer Hill Booker • HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS FOR GEORGIA’S DO-IT-ALL DARLING

WV: Stop, Drop, and Pepperoni Roll • A FLUFFY BREAD BUN CRADLING SPICY PEPPERONI, THE PEPPERONI ROLL IS ONE OF WEST VIRGINIA’S MOST CHERISHED FOODS.

Feast of the Seven Fishes • THIS CHRISTMAS EVE MEAL ENJOYS A PROMINENT PLACE OF TRADITION AMONG NEW ORLEANS’S RESIDENTS OF ITALIAN HERITAGE

Southern Holiday Sides • SET THE TABLE AND SERVE UP THESE MUST-HAVE DISHES THAT’LL STEAL THE SHOW

Cranberries • THIS JEWEL-TONED BERRY ADDS FRESH TARTNESS AN ARRAY OF SAVORY AND SWEET DISHES

Festive Fruitcakes • DELICIOUS, MODERN VERSIONS OF TRADITIONAL HOLIDAY BAKES

Crowd Favorites • FEEL-GOOD MEALS TO FEED A HOUSEFUL OF HUNGRY HOLIDAY GUESTS

Breaking (Breakfast) Bread • FRESH-FROM-THE-OVEN BAKES TO SURPRISE AND SATISFY YOUR HOLIDAY HOUSEGUESTS

Seasonal Sugar Rush • A MERRY BUNCH OF BAKES THAT’LL DAZZLE ON YOUR HOLIDAY DESSERT TABLE

Ask the Expert

Heavenly Good • THIS CLOUD-LIKE CONFECTION IS GREAT FOR HOLIDAY GIFTING

Memories of my Grandmother’s Cast Iron • SELF-TAUGHT TEXAS COOK ERIC JONES OF DUDE THAT COOKZ EXPLORES ALL THAT CAST IRON CAN DO

Priceless Patterns • Patterned cast-iron pans are festive finds, especially during the holiday season. While this wreath pan is a newer piece from Lodge, embossed pieces have a long legacy in American-made cast iron. By the 1930s, Lodge was producing a small handful of bakeware sporting playful designs, and before that, Griswold Manufacturing, as well as its predecessor Seldon and Griswold Manufacturing, crafted some cleverly shaped pans as early as the 1880s. Today, vintage cast-iron gingerbread molds can be found online or in secondhand stores, and Lodge also produces a small collection of seasonal pans to take your holiday bakes to the next level.

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