Grandma's Apron...

[Wheeler]

GRANDMA'S APRON

 

The principle use of Grandma's apron was to protect the dress

underneath, but along with that, it served many other useful

functions. It was wonderful for drying children's tears, and

on occasion was even used for cleaning out dirty ears.

 

As a holder for removing hot pans from the oven;

 

From the chicken-coop the apron was used for carrying eggs,

fussy chicks, and sometimes half-hatched eggs to be finished in the

warming oven.

 

When company came those old aprons were ideal hiding places for

shy kids; and as a holder for removing hot pans from the oven.

 

 

Those big old aprons wiped many a perspiring brow, bent over the

hot wood stove. Chips and kindling-wood were brought into the kitchen

in that apron.

 

From the garden it carried all sorts of vegetables. After the

peas had been shelled it carried out the hulls.

 

In the fall it was used to bring in apples that had fallen from

the trees. In cold weather grandma wrapped it around her arms for

warmth.

 

When unexpected company drove up the road, it was amazing just how

much furniture that old apron could dust in a matter of seconds.

 

When dinner was ready, Grandma walked out on the porch and waved

her apron, and the men knew it was time to come in from the fields

for dinner.

 

It will be a long time before anyone invents something that will

replace the beloved old-time apron that served so many purposes.

 

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[Homesteader]

This sure brings back old memories! Now we need to go to the craft forum and copy the apron pattern and make our own aprons to wear!

[Synn]

That was sweet! The apron is one of my favorite subjects! They are perfect for carrying in loads of tomatoes and corn from the garden! Also for people like me who seem to drop everything I am eating on my top! They are my oversized bibs!

[amber208]

Brings back many memories of my great granny and my grandmother and their aprons.

 

I love aprons and wear them all the time. With all the spills I make taste testing I need too.