Linda...I don't mean to answer for Belle but as you know, I had a sho for twernty something years and was into antiques and 'old' stuff all my life.I had several of the wood stoe waffle otons...one had a wooden handle on the front that lifted ithe lid...one had iron handles (not real handles but a thing built in the edge of the front to lift the cover up, or the lid It was like a round griddle, with waffle maker inside and a lid that was attached, of course. Just raise it, and pour your batter and cover back.I think when the lid started lifting a little (as the waffle cooked) and the eam stoped it was ready to open and remove the waffle.They just sat on the stove. What Belle meant...some people liked more heat...by removing the round stove eye...and let your pan sit directly over the fire or hot coals.I never did like to do that...you got a 'sooty' bottom on the pan. Some of the old iron waffle makers were actually pretty, Had engraved patterns on the top. Sttella

Thank you Stella, for your information. I didn't know that much about the waffle irons, only watched the cook use it and 'flip' it over on the open hole on the stove. I guess they sre a collectors item these days. I have two of the old flat irons and a couple of the old trivets and several sizes of the iron skillets. We don't use them, different style of cooking these days. Thanks again, Belle ----- Original Message ----- From: "busbys martins" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 1:10 PM Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] More stories.. > Linda...I don't mean to answer for Belle but as you know, I had a sho > for twernty something years and was into antiques and 'old' stuff all my > life.I had several of the wood stoe waffle otons...one had a wooden > handle on the front that lifted ithe lid...one had iron handles (not > real handles but a thing built in the edge of the front to lift the > cover up, or the lid It was like a round griddle, with waffle maker > inside and a lid that was attached, of course. Just raise it, and pour > your batter and cover back.I think when the lid started lifting a > little (as the waffle cooked) and the eam stoped it was ready to open > and remove the waffle.They just sat on the stove. What Belle > meant...some people liked more heat...by removing the round stove > eye...and let your pan sit directly over the fire or hot coals.I never > did like to do that...you got a 'sooty' bottom on the pan. Some of the > old iron waffle makers were actually pretty, Had engraved patterns on > the top. Sttella > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message