Aunt Ellen was “born” in the 1920s, when Miss M. Etta Moses began fielding letters received at the Griswold Manufacturing Company about the use and care of the brand’s cookware utensils.
She soon began offering recipes and advice on cooking with cast-iron, under the pen name “Aunt Ellen.” Griswold’s commercial cookware lines were founded around that time, and after World War II included complete kitchenware packages, so there was a need for a woman’s voice in their ranks.
Aunt Ellen became so well-known that stacks of mail came across her desk every day for her hints and advice. And continued to do so for twenty-five years.
