Greetings, Yall

I hit upon a issue this weekend that I thought I would put out here for
your opinions.

While helping my Father-in-law clean out the barn this weekend, we came
across an old cast iron dutch oven that had been used in a unique way.
Essentially, my Grandfather-in-law, about 40 years ago, decided to use
this dutch oven to melt and boil lead in. All of the lead was cleaned
out, but there is still a residue around the sides and the bottom.

My question was, is there a way to clean this completely out, or should
I just reuse the Dutch Oven to make a pretty outdoor planter? My only
concern is that the lead might have sunk into the pores of the iron and
might leech out in later cooking uses.

If anyone has any ideas, I would appreciate them.


Thank you,
Jon

Falcons 5-2