Try baking soda. Put about two inches of water in it, add a cup of baking
soda, and let it soak all night. It should be a bit softer in the morning.


"Frogleg" > wrote in message
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> After a bout of anesthesia, I was instructed not to drive or operate
> heavy machinery, or make important business decisions for 24 hrs.
> Unfortunately, there was nothing about turning on the heat under a pot
> of fig jam. Only when the scorched smell reached a point that made me
> think of a smoldering cat did I check the stove.
>
> This is a Le Cruset enameled cast iron pot. I let it cool, scooped out
> the "fruit" to find a sturdy black-brown crust on the bottom. I poured
> in some water and let that boil for a bit, but this has done very
> little to loosen the crust. What do I do now? Barb -- do I get any
> slack for being drugged instead of purely stupid?