Why Cast Iron Skillets Were So Important to Black Families in the 1960s

Why Cast Iron Skillets Were So Important to Black Families in the 1960s

You think cast iron was just cookware? Think again. In Black kitchens across the 1950s South, these heavy skillets held secrets passed down through generations—techniques that turned simple ingredients into meals no modern pan could ever replicate. Here are 30 cast iron frying techniques Black grandmas swore by.

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