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Grandma's Apron
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
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"Grandma used to set
her hot baked apple pies on
the window sill to cool. Her
granddaughter's set theirs
on the window sill to thaw." |
