The principle use of Grandma's apron was to protect the
dress underneath, but along with that, it served as a holder for
removing hot pans from the oven; It was wonderful for drying children's
tears, and on occasion was even used for cleaning out dirty ears.
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 aprons were ideal hiding places
for shy kids; And when the weather was cold, grandma wrapped it around
her arms. 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 the apron was used to bring in apples that had fallen from the trees.
When unexpected company drove up the road, it was
surprising how much furniture that old apron could dust in a matter of seconds.
When dinner was ready, Grandma walked out onto the porch,
waved her apron, and the men knew it was time to come in from the fields to dinner.
It will be a long time before someone invents something
that will replace that "old-time apron" that served so many purposes. Send
this to those who would know, and love the story about Grandma's aprons.
REMEMBER THIS!?
"Grandma use to set her hot baked apple pies on the window
sill to cool. Her granddaughter's set theirs on the window sill to thaw."
dress underneath, but along with that, it served as a holder for
removing hot pans from the oven; It was wonderful for drying children's
tears, and on occasion was even used for cleaning out dirty ears.
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 aprons were ideal hiding places
for shy kids; And when the weather was cold, grandma wrapped it around
her arms. 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 the apron was used to bring in apples that had fallen from the trees.
When unexpected company drove up the road, it was
surprising how much furniture that old apron could dust in a matter of seconds.
When dinner was ready, Grandma walked out onto the porch,
waved her apron, and the men knew it was time to come in from the fields to dinner.
It will be a long time before someone invents something
that will replace that "old-time apron" that served so many purposes. Send
this to those who would know, and love the story about Grandma's aprons.
REMEMBER THIS!?
"Grandma use to set her hot baked apple pies on the window
sill to cool. Her granddaughter's set theirs on the window sill to thaw."
