My husband and I still use his grandmother’s huge silver bowl at least once a week in our kitchen. After she passed, it was gifted to us, and we use it to make salads, mix together a lot of ingredients and more. It was the same bowl my mom has in her kitchen and uses all the time, that my grandmother still uses in her kitchen, that my mother-in-law uses as well.

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All of this led me to thinking: What are some of the things, food and otherwise, we find in Alabama kitchens new and old? Here are my first thoughts – let me know what I missed:

Golden Eagle syrup

Open up an Alabamian’s kitchen cabinets and you’ll probably find a jar or two of Golden Eagle syrup, and for good reason: There’s nothing like biscuits smothered in the tasty syrup. The delicious condiment is a product of tiny Fayette, Alabama, and it has fans all over the world. It has just four ingredients — cane sugar, corn syrup, molasses and honey — and has been around for almost a century.

READ MORE: One of the most unique syrups you’ll ever taste comes from small-town Alabama

Calling All Cooks cookbook

Calling All Cooks is to Alabama cooks like what Bear Bryant is to Alabama football: It’s pretty legendary. There are four volumes of the popular series, and each Alabama cook always has a favorite (and it’s usually the yellow one). If you don’t have one (or if your copy is crumbling), they’re available on Amazon so you can see what you’re missing.

WATCH MORE: Here’s Calling All Cook’s chess pie recipe + here’s Coca-Cola cake

Paul “Bear” Bryant Golden Flake Chip tin

Speaking of Bear Bryant, the most popular purchase in 1981 in our state was the Golden Flake tin that had his face on it. (I don’t have the numbers on that, but I’d wager $1 on that.) You can find it in people’s kitchens or curio cabinets or wherever we display our finest items. (Bonus points if it’s right next to the Bear Bryant Coke bottles.)

WATCH MORE: We drink one of those Bear Bryant Coke bottles.

Conecuh Sausage

It’s no secret that Alabama loves Conecuh Sausage – the South Alabama company keeps gaining more popularity, and earlier this year it announced it was opening another Alabama production facility, so that’s even more Conecuh for more people. You’ll find it on restaurant menus all over the state. Look in an Alabamian’s freezer or fridge, and you’re sure to find plenty of packs of this goodness.

READ MORE: Why we love the Conecuh Sausage gift store

Cast iron

OK, so this one isn’t as Alabama-centric as the other ones, but I’ve yet to walk into a kitchen in our state that doesn’t have at least one cast-iron skillet — and there’s usually one that’s been passed down throughout generations.