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THE West Virginia Department of Agriculture has teamed with the Mountain State Art & Craft Fair to co-sponsor a Cast Iron Classic and Dutch Oven Cook-off from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 1 at the Cedar Lakes fair.
It's early yet because the Classic isn't until next month, but the pre-registration cutoff is June 15.
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James StilesO enormous cast iron chili-cooking kettle has been in his family for three generations. OThe more you use cast iron, the better seasoned it gets,O he said. OAnd if you donOt cook in it often enough, the oil that you season it with gets rancid.O
Stiles has had a lot of cooking experience with his old kettle, some of it learning experience.
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Only her nose knows when dinner is ready.
That refined sense of smell -- and a brain packed with every conceivable cooking tip -- has kept Colleen Sloan spreading the Dutch oven gospel of good grub for the past 40 years.
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Look for "Planet Home" by Jeffrey Hollender. Clarkson Potter. $19.99.
Learn about Living a greener life. For example, in the kitchen, open windows for ventilation, use natural cleaning products and cast- iron, stainless and glass cooking materials and containers. Use reusable flatware and table linens made of natural materials.
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This article examines the emergence of the American stove industry, detailing the complex interactions among changes in the product, the organization of production, and the methods of selling cast-iron heating and cooking equipment to consumers nationwide, particularly in the antebellum years. This highly competitive industry, composed of hundreds of proprietary firms, became a site of considerable innovation in marketing. Manufacturers integrated forward, controlling the sale and distribution of their goods through networks of small retailers nationwide. The article explains how and why.
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In the Russell family, if we mention Annie's kitchen, we all picture a cast-iron cooking range with a blue-and-white granite coffee pot on the back burner. Annie Reed's kitchen was a step back in time. She had learned to cook on a wood-burning stove and never considered switching to a modern stove. The accessories for her kitchen were vintage, too. I remember a big granite stirring spoon that was worn off on one side from years of stirring delicious things. She also had a graniteware wash pan in her sink.
A classic graniteware coffee pot features little flecks of white that resemble granite stone.
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MAQUOKETA, Iowa - The pungent smell of simmering pork ribs and the sweet aroma of apple spice dump cake enveloped Doug Gonner and his audience Sunday outside the Hurstville Interpretive Center north of Maquoketa.
Gonner was sharing his favorite recipes and tips for cooking in Dutch ovens, those thick-walled, cast-iron traditional workhorses of kitchens and campsites. The Maquoketa man started cooking in a Dutch oven 15 years ago and now owns 27 of various sizes. He gives occasional cooking demonstrations and is a member of the Iowa Prairie Rose Dutch Oven Society, which he described as "a bunch of nuts like me who enjoy cooking with Dutch ovens.
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You've heard of the "Iron Chef." Now, you can see the "Cast Iron Chef.
Cooking in the style of the 1830s over a hearth or fire pit will be demonstrated from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 9, at Apple River Fort State Historic Site in Elizabeth.
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When did meat and potatoes become an edible pejorative? Urbandictionary.com defines a meat-and-potato man as a hick or a redneck who wont eat vegetables. Country singer Alan Jackson proudly professes his love of well-done meat and fried taters in a ditty that includes the line: Its just who I am/ A meat and potato man. But a meal of meat and potatoes doesnt have to be culturally bereft, predictable or unhealthy. This Latin-Style Pork and Potato Casserole should satisfy just about any meat-eating appetite. Lean pork and onions are browned, then slow-cooked in a broth flavored with white wine, bay leaf and red pepper flakes. Todays pork is 50 percent leaner than the pork of the 1950s, according to Field Guide to Meat by Aliza Green. To keep lean pork chops from drying out, many cookbooks ...
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Almost 180 years ago, early American settlers cooked over outdoor fire pits or indoor hearths using cast iron pots and pans. An event demonstrating these cooking methods from the 1830s will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 9, at the Apple River Fort State Historic Site.
Called the "Cast Iron Chef," the cooking demonstrations will take place at several spots in and around the fort. Original recipes from the era will be available.