What year?

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W. Hilditch

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I hope most readers here are users of cast iron hollowware to cook. There has been talk about turning back the clock and making America as it was. It seems in the US CI hollowware started to get made in 1645. Keep in mind living conditions, wages, conveniences, food availability,
health and social circumstances in your response. Oh yea, taxes and government services/infrastructure too. What year would you chose this year to be if you could go back between now and 1645 to be living and cooking with your CI?

Hilditch
 
I'm happy with now. I like my modern conveniences----hot water from the tap, flush toilets, central heat and air, the fireplace that has fire instantly at the touch of a button, a gazillion channels on the TV that I can watch when I want to, my truck, tractor, the internet/computers----you get the picture. I have absolutely no romantic notions of wanting to live "back then" whenever "back then" was.
 
I'm thinking the late 40's early 50's. I was old enough by 1960 to look back on my grandfathers and grandmothers life and see how happy the were once the war years and depression years had passed. I set and talked with both of them at times and they both told how times were difficult for them early on but how much better they were in the time frame mentioned.
Camping was always big in our family and weekends we would go to the fishing camp in Kentucky and cook the best meals ever tasted in our cast iron skillets and kettles. Usually on a wood burning stove but sometimes in open fire pits. It was the best of times for me and I wouldn't mind being locked in that time frame forever. No TV...or other conveniences other than a refrigerator were needed. We would play cards in the evening and set out by the fire and listen to my Uncles fox hounds and him describe which of his dogs was leading the chase and which one was cold-trailing. Millions of stars above and the hills flickering with fire flies. There are still parts of this country that this practice still occurs but for me my beloved ones now gone made it more special than one could imagine. That old cabin had a tin roof and when it rained the sound was music to ones ears and sleep was not a difficult thing to do. Most of todays population live in the fast lane and they are continuously stressed about something and sadly they will never experience what I refer to "those good ole days". Guess I'm that Huck-a-Berry Finn type guy caught up in the fast changing world but I can still hear the stories of my cast iron every time I pick up a piece.....save me.....take me home with you.
MD
 
Go ahead MD, take those of us lucky enough to relate to your every word for a ride back to those years. Pop getting the wood stove going in the cabin. Dad making the coffee and Nana frying the bacon and making banana pancakes. Mom was useless around CI. No talk about taxes, politics or anything negative. All just happy to be there.

Now I need some pea-meal bacon and banana pancakes. (Just stir 1/4” slices into the batter.)

Hilditch
 
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