Goodbye to my beloved Perch Pan

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SpurgeonH

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I'm a sentimental sort of dude. I love researching family history and the fact that more than half of the furniture in my house has been handed down from our parents and grandparents. Maybe that's why I love cast iron. I had some pieces from when we got married 30+ years ago, but didn't fall in love with it until I inherited pieces from my grandmother. There's just something about cooking a meal for your family with a skillet which was used to prepare food for your own mother back when she was a child.

Anyway, my youngest daughter is getting married in a couple of months. Today, some friends are giving her a wedding shower with a kitchen theme. I think now is a good time to pass on my Perch Pan. Her fiancé is a big fisherman, so the Perch Pan makes sense. This pan used to be my mom's. It's not that old, but she used to make cornbread in it when she fried the fish my Dad and I caught, so I have fond memories of it being in our kitchen.

Here it is, in action, a couple of months ago ...

https://imgur.com/a/kMtHS

I hope it brings as much joy and good cornbread into my daughter's new home, as it did in mine.
 
That is my plan with my cast iron. If we don't give it to those who will love it like we do it will end up in the stores we frequent so often, or worse at the dump. The perch pan will live on!!!! My 6 year old daughter helps me find Cast iron and restore it. It will be a joy to pass it on to her some day. Good job Spurgeon. At the end of the day it is only a piece of metal. The magic comes when it is used and loved.
Kyle
 
You brought tears to my eyes Spurgeon. A gift of CI seasoned with love. Best wishes to your daughter--I have a feeling the pan will be much loved and passed-on in turn.
 
Sturgeon, I loved your post. Just think how much fun your grandkids will have eating fish-shaped cornbread!

---------- Post added at 12:03 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:01 AM ----------

That was supposed to be "Spurgeon!" :covri: Guess I had fish on the brain!
 
Being a sentimental dude myself, I can really appreciate this post.

I'm sure they will love it as much as you did and also create some great memories with it as well.
 
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