Southern Cast Iron

INSPIRED BY THE PAST

“HERE. SHELL THESE PECANS—IT’LL BE FUN,” THEY SAID.

It’s the nightly gathering of all the kids in the living room. National news, followed by , was always on the television. We kids were sequestered to the rug and the adults on the couch and chairs—but everyone had a job to do. We were shelling Georgia pecans. Bags and bags and bags of ’em. For as long as I can remember, this

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