Annie over at A STITCH in TIME created a Friday Smile Day.. hop on over for more fun.
I found this on Facebook and so remined me of a my true "Grandma"
The History of 'APRONS'
I don't think our kids know what an apron is.
The principle use of Grandma's apron was to protect the dress underneath
because she only had a few. It was also because it
was easier to wash aprons than dresses and aprons used less material. But along
with that, it served as a potholder 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 folk 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:
Grandma used to set her hot baked apple pies
on the window sill to cool. Her granddaughters set theirs on the window sill to
thaw.
They would go crazy now trying to figure out
how many germs were on that apron.
I don't think I ever caught anything from an
apron - but love...
15 comments:
Aw Sylvia I have a feeling I will go a long way to find a lovelier post for this weeks smiles. Thank you so much for sharing and for your very special comments today....they really do mean the world to me. Big hugs,
Annie x
Crumbs, Sylvia, that was a really lovely post! Thank you very much. I wear aprons - they're so practical as well as nostalgic. Have a great weekend. Love, Chris x
What a wonderful reminder of how precious memories are. My Gran has several aprons that I remember with a similar fondness. Thanks for the smile. Caro x (#13)
That is so wonderful and my Nin was just like that and taught me how to pickle and jam make and bake too.
Jo x
Ohhh, Sylvia, thanks for sharing such a sweet photo of "everyone's" grandma and a touching poem about aprons. I consider myself young still (36) and wear an apron because I remember my grams wearing hers. TGIF!
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this about the aprons. I am alway's happy when I remember to wear an apron. I wear them in my art room. Keep smiling and creating.
My grandmother was a tiny woman (wore a size 2 dress). My grandparents raised me, and I remember my grandmother wore an apron at times, but it was a half apron. I'm sure she used it for many of the things mentioned in the post, except as a dust rag, since she dusted and cleaned every day of her life!
I was a SLOB when I lived at home, but when I got my first place, my grandparents visited and were shocked at how clean I kept my place. She taught me a lot just by watching how she cleaned each day. Wish she had taught me to cook (grin).
This was a fun way to reminisce. Thanks for reminding me what aprons were used for. I've never used or even owned one. Guess it's because I don't like anything tight around my waist.
Ah Sylvia what a lovely post... wonderful indeed are aprons and granmas... I have crafty apron I wear when gluing etc. Also Susannah Wesley mother of 17 including John and Charles Wesley woukd put her apron over her head and when she did that her children knew not to interrupt he,r in her tabernacle of prayer. Precoius eh? Love Shaz in oz.x
Oh that is such a perfect post Sylvia - my little grandma lived to be 100 and always wore an apron over her spotless little black frock with a lace collar. Thanks for sharing. x Jo
My favourite post this week. My mum always wore a large apron, though she did change to an overall for a while. Today I still don an apron if I am doing anything in the kitchen. It is not as big as 'Grandma's', but it is still good for a multitude of tasks. Kate x
Oh Syliva I love this story on the apron.
Smiles, laughs here indeed!!
May I share this on my blog, please do let me know, I would love to.
Hugs
Michele
yes go ahead, it's fun to share...
That is so right about Grannie's apron. We are far too fixed on possible germs which is why folks go down with every bug that is around. We have no natural resistance. Children have no idea where their food really comes from these days. Thank you for your visit but I do have to tell you that diving is not my son's hobby - he is a police diver and sometimes has to dive for bodies and all sorts of other things. He does find it satisfying to find someone that was missing because it allows the family to have closure. Hope you have a good week. xx Maggie
Hi Sylvia,
I just had to come over and read your apron post. That photo could be of my Grandma Wilson. All the family would gather in my grandparents tiny house for the best family dinners! They had a large yard so all the grandkids had room to play. What special memories!
Kay
OMG that's a pic of my grandmother! No kidding, her kitchen counter looked just like and she like the woman in the pic. That was all there was to her kitchen, one counter, a wood stove and table. She wore that style apron till the day she died. Set the tie strings in fire a time or two as I remember....thanks for the memories!
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