Comments on: Grandma’s Skillet

By: Ginger

Ginger — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 23:40:40 +0000

I don’t have any stories like that surrounding my cast iron skillets, but I love them all the same. lol And I LOVE dutch babies! Yum!

By: Lori Lynn

Lori Lynn — Wed, 05 May 2010 14:42:21 +0000

What sweet memories! They have brought tears to my eyes!

By: Amanda

Amanda — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 04:02:40 +0000

I’m so glad I found your blog. Of course, I’ve spent way too much time reading old posts tonight. I have a cast-iron skillet very similar to the one you show in this photo. My great-grandmother left it to my momma who gave it to me. I love cooking in it and thinking of her hands touching the same handle.

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 03:36:40 +0000

@Liz,

I remember ‘Monkey Blood’ too. I was at the store the other day and guess what? You can still buy ‘Monkey Blood’ and wonder of wonders. . .you can get it in Clear, now!! Wow!!!
My Mother used Monkey Blood on us. . .but Grandma used alcohol on just about every cut or scrape. She was an RN and swore by it. . .must have worked, we never got any infected cuts.

By: Jill

Jill — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:40:28 +0000

I could have written that post right down to using my grandmother’s skillet and thinking of the thousands of meals she must have cooked in it (I long for just one more piece of her fried chicken) to catching our own food–fish or dove or quail or rabbit–I was hunting with my granddaddy before my age reached double digits. He’s been gone 16 years and she 18 months. I wish they could see these beautiful, wonderful great-grandchildren of theirs. I miss them.

By: Headmistress, zookeeper

Headmistress, zookeeper — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:08:41 +0000

Beautiful. (Psst- I still have some mercurochrome)

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 21:03:00 +0000

I remember monkey blood! I can’t really remember the last time I saw it being used, but I think the school nurse had some when I was in elementary school.

-Scott

By: The Estrogen Files

The Estrogen Files — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 20:40:00 +0000

I love memories of my gramma like that. She is such a blessing and though still alive, too far away to see often.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 03:59:00 +0000

I too have my grandma’s old cast iron skillet, I use it every day. Grandma and Grandpa had a house and farm, and she was always making huge meals for anyone who was around. There are sweet memories of her warm hospitality to all who came to her door. I sure do miss her.

By: A Hopeful Hollar

A Hopeful Hollar — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 03:10:00 +0000

What a delightful joy to read. Thank you for taking the time to share your sweet memories with us!