Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> In article >, Frogleg
> > wrote:
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>>Progress report to all: as I said, I decided to start with the mildest
>>solution. After soaking and boiling with water (little improvement), I
>>added a generous amount of baking soda, let soak overnight, and then
>>brought to a boil for a few minutes. When it cooled, I began poking at
>>it with a wooden spatula. And the crust gave up! Unfortunately, so did
>>a small (3/8") chip of the top layer of enamel.
>
>
> ;-0( your pot now has 'character' and proof of usage. thanks for the
> follow up


The few pieces of La Cruset (sp?) porcelain-over-cast-iron that we own
have *lots* of character from mishaps like this.

Something that just occurred to me, and might be useful next time
(there will be a next time.) "Washing soda" is a lot stronger than
baking soda, and a lot milder than lye. HTH

Best regards,
Bob