The History of 'THE APRON'

[John Albert Evans]

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The history of the APRON.

I dont think our kids now know what an apron is.

The principle use of grandmas apron was to protect the dress underneath because she only had a few and it was easier to wash an apron than a dress and aprons were less material than a dress.

But along with that it served as a potholder for removing hot pans from the stove. It was wonderful for drying a childs tears or sometimes their dirty ears. From the chick coop they were used to carry out the eggs, fussy chicks and sometimes hald hatched eggs before they went into the warm oven.

When strangers came the apron was the perfect hiding place for shy kids. When the weather was cold grandma used her apron to cover her arms to keep warm. Those big old aprons wiped many a sweeting brow from over the hot stove.

Chips and kindling were brought in on that old apron.

From the garden it carried in the peas and carried out the husks when shelled.

In the autumn it carried in the apples from the trees.

When strangers were seen in the drive it was amazing how much dirt could be wiped up in a matter of seconds.

When dinner was ready grandma waved her apron on the porch and the men came in for supper.

It will be a long time before anyone invents anything that will replace the 'Old Type Apron.' that had so many purposes.

Grandma used it to set her hot apple pie in the window sill to cool it, nowadays the ladies put them in the window sill to thaw.

The government would now go crazy trying to figure out how many germs werfe on that old apron.

But i never caught anything from that old apron except love..apron1.jpg

John Albert Evans.

[John Pruden]

that took me back a bit john thanks..jp

[Rodney Mills]

Fifteen or so years ago, we and six other couples (who lived nearby) would, when the spirit(s) took us, call and invite the other twelve over for after dinner drinks and snacks. Birthdays were a special get-together, and called for a group gift and effort. We were known as the "group".

My wife is a fantastic cook, I speak as a one time officially recognized Master Chef de Cuisine of the Academy of Chefs of America and The Craft Guild of Chefs of The Cookery and Food Assc. (U.K.). The group's wives would come to her for recipes.

Approximately twelve years ago, her birthday gift from the group was a red apron, autographed by the other thirteen. She wears it everyday for cooking.

The signatures have worn off, the color is a little faded, but she treasures it.

Sadly the apron has outlived our group, by both some relocating and the grim reaper taking it's toll.

Cheers, Rodney

[Doc Vernon]

Indeed the memories are good ones of that Apron story, I still use one when I do the BBQ saves a lot of splashing on the clothes!
Her Indoors gets so mad when she has to wash clothes with Oil splashes on them lol

[gray_marian]

#4, Ahh Doc, I have great sympathy with Irene, when cooking hubby wipes his hands on his trousers, uses my linen tea towels for wiping down the worktops drives me bonkers. Can just about remember my mum wearing a wrap over pinny, aprons were kept for visitors!

[happy daze john in oz]

#4, Ahh Doc, I have great sympathy with Irene, when cooking hubby wipes his hands on his trousers, uses my linen tea towels for wiping down the worktops drives me bonkers. Can just about remember my mum wearing a wrap over pinny, aprons were kept for visitors!

What is the problem Marian, sounds as if hubby is perfectly normal!!!!!

[John Arton]

Ahh Doc, I have great sympathy with Irene, when cooking hubby wipes his hands on his trousers, uses my linen tea towels for wiping down the worktops drives me bonkers
Heck Marian, don't complain you must have a fantastic hubby who appears to be doing most of the women's work in your household LOL
rgds
JA
{diving for the cupboard under the stairs}

[gray_marian]

#7 John Arton, Knock knock.....................Who's there?...........ME....Open that cupboard door
or I'll break it down