Won on Ebay on July 23, 2013 for $20.50 plus $21.96 shipping from Richland, New Jersey. Sold by jbucci3 who bought it at an estate sale in that farming community.
Won on Ebay on July 20, 2013 for $36.55 plus $17.30 shipping from Washington, Pennsylvania. Seller was kistlerinternetauctions who sold it for someone that buys in estate sales in that area-the southwestern corner of Pennsylvania. Kistler Internet Auctions, 445 Jefferson Ave., Washington PA 15301, 724-222-8705, kistlerj@msn.com.
Once it was cleaned and seasoned the ERIE ghost and Erie pattern number 716A became evident.
Wapak Hollow Ware Co. production was from 1903-1926. This is the tapered logo and likely was cast early in that period.
First made this recipe 7/18/13.
Best Damn Borracho Beans Period!
By Texas Pete on December 12, 2007 from food.com. “This is a recipe I have been working on for years I think I have finally got it.”
Ingredients
- 2 lbs pinto beans
- 2 small white onions
- 2 fresh jalapenos (optional)
- 6 garlic cloves, minced
- 4 small roma tomatoes
- 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro, chopped
- 3 ham hocks
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 2 teaspoons paprika
- 1 tablespoon black pepper
- 1-1/2 tablespoons kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 2 table spoons bacon drippings
- 12 ounces chicken stock
- 12 ounces dark beer (optional)
Directions
- Soak your beans. (This very important if you want tender beans). Bring beans to boil in 8-10 cups of water. Remove from heat covered. Let the beans soak for 30-45 minutes until the beans start to swell from the water infusing into them.
- Strain the beans. Bring another 8 cups of water to a boil. (The reason for this is to get all the excess dirt and debris out of the beans).
- While beans are boiling, trim the ham hocks of fat; leave fat in large pieces. Cut the meat into small bite-size pieces. Put all into pot. Remove fat and bones when your beans are done.
- Chop all veggies into small pieces. Combine veggies, meat, fat, and spices into large stock pot or dutch oven and simmer for at least 2 1/2 hours. Remove fat when finished. Taste, add more seasoning if needed.
My Changes that 1st Time
- Step 1 was about the same
- Step 2 was about the same.
- Boiled ham bone and trimmings from ham outside separately to not add salt too early to not toughen the beans
- Added all the rest sans the tomatoes [I did not have them] after the straining and when the slow simmer began.
Results: The skins of the beans was a little tough but not too much. Maybe was due to adding the onions at the beginning and the acid caused the skins to be tough. Overall the seasoning is one of the best and would have been better with the tomatoes. Fresh cilantro on top would have been great.
Variation – August 9, 2014
Pour dried beans into boiling water used to boil fresh sweet corn. Turn off heat and let sit for 1 hour. Pour off water and slightly rinse beans.
As only cooking only 1/2 lb. used No. 3 (medium size) Scotch Bowl.
- Two medium yellow onions coarsely chopped
- 2T bacon grease
- 6 cloves garlic coarsely chopped
Saute until onions are beginning to soften then add ham bone
- 1/4t cayenne
- 1/2t cumin
- 1T paprika
- fresh course ground black pepper
Stir until blended and let saute for ~10 min.
Add beans and enough water to fill pot within 1″ of edge. Let simmer for all afternoon. Put in plastic container and into refrigerator.
Bought July 13, 2013 for $14.49 plus $5.00 shipping from Imler, Pennsylvania. Sold by pleasegiveme5stars.
This is one of two No. 3’s bought this date from the same seller for almost the same price. The difference is in the pattern number as this one has a “A”. Both had $10 shipping each and she gave me a $5 discount as they shipped together.
Bought July 13, 2013 for $15.49 plus $10.00 shipping from Imler, Pennsylvania. Sold by pleasegiveme5stars.
This is one of two No. 3’s bought this date from the same seller for almost the same price.
Peggy Knippenburg has two Lodge skillets she got from Grandmother Nellie Schieffelin. I offered to clean and re-season them as they were as heavy with crud as you could imagine.
From CastIronCollector.com
1940s-1960s¹
– Inset heat ring with 3 notches at 9/12/3 o’clock.
– Molder’s mark incised at 6 o’clock or raised, on a small flat blob of metal above the size number at 12 o’clock.
– Later, letters denoting pan type, e.g. “SK” skillet, “DO” dutch oven
– 
Lids have grid of pointed tips for basting drippers, size number and diameter or pan capacity incised on underside
After ca. 1960
“Made In USA” added at center
Won on July 10, 2013 for $22.50 plus $15.00 shipping from Kennebunk, Maine. Seller was elainax5.
Seller’s response to my inquiry about the pan’s history was: “I bought this pan in Mendocino, CA at a yard/estate sale back in 1983 when I lived there. I used this pan as well as many other cast iron pieces for years as our 5 children grew. We moved to Kennebunk, Maine in 1993 and of course our cast iron was brought with us. We loved the crispy corn muffins that the cast iron pan makes. Our frying pan is still used daily as the household has depleted. All the kids use cast iron for cooking too. So that’s where it’s been for the last 30 years. Thought it was time to clean out a bit and send it on it’s new journey.”
Won on July 08, 2013 for $36.00 plus $19.52 for shipping from Modesto, California. Sold by Galen whose ebay name is galenca0. In response to my inquiry about its history she wrote:
“I do have a bit of history on this item. It was from an estate sale but this item was from a friend of the person who passed away. I asked if they had any cast iron at the estate sale and they said no but she personally had a couple pieces.
She is in the Rumble bloodline and part of the Rumble family in Modesto California. This is one of the famous early Modesto Families and they are today still a huge family farming business. They are anabaptist and migrated here from Germany, I believe. They are a local prominent family in our local Brethren Community. They do not have some of the modern items that we have today (ie. TV, Internet, Cell phones). The men have full beards and wear overalls and denim pants. The women wear skirts and dresses that come down to their ankles. They wear prayer scarf’s on their heads.
They are really nice and are great to have in your town. Their bake sales and jams are to die for!! There is a book on them from a local.”
See an article at YELP titled Old German Baptist Brethren Church for info that Galen said “is spot on” about the community.
Made between 1935 and 1959 per the Cast Iron Collector as it has the stylized logo.
Cast Iron Kettle, Dutch Oven/Pot No. 3, 8 quart with the Star makers mark. Won July 05, 2013 on ebay for $29.80 plus shipping $19.52 from Jerome, Idaho. The seller is a retired Army veteran miasoldstuff. He and I believe it is a un-marked Griswold Erie. Note the bails ears as they are exactly like marked Eries.
He advertised it as: On lid the outside edge of the lip is 10″ diameter & the inside is 9 1/2″. It weights 3 lbs 8 oz. The kettle is 6 3/4″ with inside of 9 5/8″ & outside of 10 1/8″. It weights 8 lbs 3 oz. A total of almost 12 lbs.
Seller said: “I bought the pot from the estate of a cast iron collector. I cannot not recall the name. He lived in Jerome, Idaho & had hundreds of cast iron cookware pieces & many other cast irons collectables.”
From Ramblings on Cast Iron:
“Maslin pans originated in Britain, as “grain pots” for brewing purposes (mashing malt or boiling wort). They were also used for making porridge, marmalade, jam, preserves, and candy. The pan slopes outward, to allow for faster evaporation while still fitting on the burner.”
A forum member who has the same pot found clues that it might be an early Lodge when the foundary was known as the Blacklock Foundary. Lodges web site’s Our History page begins with; “Nestled alongside the Cumberland Plateau of the Appalachian Mountains is the town of South Pittsburg, Tennessee (population 3,300). It was here that Joseph Lodge and his wife settled and, in 1896 opened his first foundry. Originally named The Blacklock Foundry after Joseph Lodge’s friend and minister, the company gained success until May of 1910 when it burned down. Just three months later and a few blocks south, the company was reborn as Lodge Manufacturing Company.”
From GCICA’s web site – “In 1896 Joseph Lodge founded a company named Blacklock Foundry in South Pittsburg, Tennessee for the manufacture of cast iron hollow ware. After a fire in 1910, the foundry was moved and rebuilt. The business was renamed and incorporated as Lodge Manufacturing Company. [This information was corrected by Carolyn Kellermann Millhiser great grand daughter of Joseph Lodge.]”
Ingredients for Slaw:
2 cups shredded purple cabbage
2 cups shredded green cabbage
1/4 cup golden raisins
1 small onion, peeled and grated
1 carrot, peeled and grated
1 tbsp minced parsley
Dressing
1/4 cup vegetable oil – 06/26/2016, used pecan oil
3 Tblsp cider vinegar
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup sugar – 6/26/2016, only used 1/8 cup
1/4 tsp dry mustard
1/4 tsp granulated garlic
1/2 tsp celery seed
salt and cayenne pepper to taste
6/26/2016 – sliced thin one average to small head of cabbage, 3 carrots, four stalks of celery, one average red onion, 1/2 green bell pepper, five green onions. The dressing recipe made more than was needed for that amount of green stuff.
Method
Toss cabbage, raisins, onion, carrot and parsley until well mixed then set aside. In a small bowl, combine oil, vinegar, mayonnaise, sugar and seasonings. Pour dressing over cabbage mixture and gently toss. Cover and refrigerate 2 hours while frying catfish.
Extracted from recipe at Black Iron Blog – Spicy Catfish Po’ Boys with Cajun Cole Slaw