Major Ursa said
Most pots no longer burn so easily, that you could call them black...still, I do see that somebody isn't mentally prepared for ferret lovin'~!*nibbles and bats at chukklehed's leg playfully*:3 <( <3 )
I believe it's referring to when pots and pans were mostly made out of cast iron.
Anyways, post coming up and about to wrap up the lurker attack. I'd rather not want to draw it out further than it has to