Cooking With Cast Iron

I have always loved cooking with cast iron and use my cast iron skillets every day. It's a trait and a skill that I inherited from my mother. Yesterday, while sitting in the waiting room of Silas's prosthetic doctor in Joplin, I had the good fortune of stumbling across the following article in an old issue of Martha Stewart's LIVING magazine:

Shaping History: Vintage Cast-Iron Baking Pan

It prompted me to get out my own "vintage" reproductions and try them again with fresh-gained knowledge on how to use them properly to get the best results. That resulted in these little beauties...

Mini-Ears of Corn and Hearts Made in Cast-Iron Baking Pans

Heart-shaped Corn Bread