aprons

Got this from a friend:

The History of APRONS
FW: The History of Aprons (not a joke)

I don't think our kids know what an apron is.

The principal use of Grandma's apron was to protect the dress
underneath. Because she only had a few, it was easier to wash aprons
than dresses and they 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 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. Or it can be a good history lesson for those that have no idea
how the apron played a part in our lives.


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!!


--
Susan Hartman/Dirty Linen
The Magazine of Folk and World Music
www.dirtylinen.com

Loved it. I have two aprons that I adore. I went years without wearing
one - don't know why. Something about emanicipation or feminism,
although I never stopped being chief cook and bottle washer. grin

My daughter bought me these two aprons a few years ago and I now know
why our mothers and grandmothers wore them. I'm hardly without mine.
Sure saves on laundry. Germs? What you can't see won't hurt you.

Dianne

Susan Hartman wrote:
Got this from a friend:

The History of APRONS
FW: The History of Aprons (not a joke)

I don't think our kids know what an apron is.

The principal use of Grandma's apron was to protect the dress
underneath. Because she only had a few, it was easier to wash aprons
than dresses and they 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 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. Or it can be a good history lesson for those that have no idea
how the apron played a part in our lives.


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!!




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Susan Hartman wrote:
Got this from a friend:

The History of APRONS
FW: The History of Aprons (not a joke)

My gran never wore an apron but she did wear a "pinnie" (pinafore) g
I can still remember the smell of freshly laundered cotton
--
Bruce Fletcher
Stronsay, Orkney UK
http://claremont.island-blogging.co.uk
"Never ask a man if he is from Yorkshire. If he is he will surely tell
you. If he's not, why embarrass him?"

"Susan Hartman" wrote in message
...
Got this from a friend:

The History of APRONS
FW: The History of Aprons (not a joke)

I don't think our kids know what an apron is.

The principal use of Grandma's apron was to protect the dress
underneath. Because she only had a few, it was easier to wash aprons
than dresses and they 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 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. Or it can be a good history lesson for those that have no idea
how the apron played a part in our lives.


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!!


--
Susan Hartman/Dirty Linen
The Magazine of Folk and World Music
www.dirtylinen.com

It's interesting that you should post this! I was just having a
conversation with my mom a few weeks ago about my grandmother's old aprons
and how much I wish I had one of them. She said my aunt might have them all
and I should give her a call, but I haven't quite gotten that far yet. I
used to absolutely love my grandma's aprons when I was little. They are
without a doubt quintessentially "grandma". She was mostly never without
one on, and the bit about waving the apron to the men in the fields to come
in for lunch is smack on target. Good memories. I've searched high and low
to even find a similar styled apron, and all I ever see are those bulky
twill things with the strap around the neck. I know my grandma's aprons
were all homemade, complete with decorative elastic trim. Well used, well
loved. She was, incidentally, the one that fostered the needleworker in me
as a child. I miss her.

Jinx

"Jinx Minx" wrote in message
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"Susan Hartman" wrote in message
...
Got this from a friend:

The History of APRONS
FW: The History of Aprons (not a joke)

I don't think our kids know what an apron is.

The principal use of Grandma's apron was to protect the dress
underneath. Because she only had a few, it was easier to wash aprons
than dresses and they 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 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. Or it can be a good history lesson for those that have no idea
how the apron played a part in our lives.


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!!


--
Susan Hartman/Dirty Linen
The Magazine of Folk and World Music
www.dirtylinen.com

It's interesting that you should post this! I was just having a
conversation with my mom a few weeks ago about my grandmother's old aprons
and how much I wish I had one of them. She said my aunt might have them
all and I should give her a call, but I haven't quite gotten that far yet.
I used to absolutely love my grandma's aprons when I was little. They are
without a doubt quintessentially "grandma". She was mostly never without
one on, and the bit about waving the apron to the men in the fields to
come in for lunch is smack on target. Good memories. I've searched high
and low to even find a similar styled apron, and all I ever see are those
bulky twill things with the strap around the neck. I know my grandma's
aprons were all homemade, complete with decorative elastic trim. Well
used, well loved. She was, incidentally, the one that fostered the
needleworker in me as a child. I miss her.

Jinx

Vintage aprons are in fashion at present and easily found on ebay. I sold a
couple myself recently.

Edna in Sydney

Dianne Lewandowski wrote:
Loved it. I have two aprons that I adore. I went years without wearing
one - don't know why. Something about emanicipation or feminism,
although I never stopped being chief cook and bottle washer. grin

My daughter bought me these two aprons a few years ago and I now know
why our mothers and grandmothers wore them. I'm hardly without mine.
Sure saves on laundry. Germs? What you can't see won't hurt you.

Dianne

Susan Hartman wrote:
Got this from a friend:

The History of APRONS
FW: The History of Aprons (not a joke)

I don't think our kids know what an apron is.

The principal use of Grandma's apron was to protect the dress
underneath. Because she only had a few, it was easier to wash aprons
than dresses and they 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 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. Or it can be a good history lesson for those that have no idea
how the apron played a part in our lives.


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!!






I've got a couple of 'restaurant chef' aprons that the culinary students
used to buy. They had water stains and couldn't be sold, so our buyer
was giving them away to staff. I snaffled a couple and they washed
beautifully. I use them when I'm doing big batches of stuff (especially
stuff that splatters like tomato sauce)

I also have several gorgeous embroidered aprons, the kind our Moms wore
when cooking dinner for company or holding an afternoon bridge party.
More for show than protection. A couple were Mom's, and a couple
(including an Irish linen one) I bought at yard sales.

MargW

On 1/23/09 5:15 PM, "Susan Hartman" wrote:

Got this from a friend:

The History of APRONS
FW: The History of Aprons (not a joke)

I don't think our kids know what an apron is.

The principal use of Grandma's apron was to protect the dress
underneath. Because she only had a few, it was easier to wash aprons
than dresses and they used less material, but along with that, it served
as a potholder for removing hot pans from the oven.
*snip*

This is very true. I always remember my DM, and my DGMs with aprons. The
"work a day" ones, and even some for "dress-up" - when hosting a party, my
DM had some little organza numbers. I have a couple that she got on travels
- with beautiful embroidery - that I think will eventually hang in the
kitchen/breakfast room.

Honestly, I wear aprons all the time when doing dishes, some cooking. I
will admit, that when I stopped working for Starbucks, err, some aprons
stayed with me - they're great - except for the no pockets. My DM would put
one on for Sunday morning - when we had to go clean/dust. The pockets
always had dust rags, etc. I guess that now with the ready access to
automatic laundry machines, the younger generation doesn't think about it.
Do they clean anyway - or just expect a cleaning service?

Ellice

--snip--



I've got a couple of 'restaurant chef' aprons that the culinary students
used to buy. They had water stains and couldn't be sold, so our buyer was
giving them away to staff. I snaffled a couple and they washed
beautifully. I use them when I'm doing big batches of stuff (especially
stuff that splatters like tomato sauce)

I also have several gorgeous embroidered aprons, the kind our Moms wore
when cooking dinner for company or holding an afternoon bridge party. More
for show than protection. A couple were Mom's, and a couple (including an
Irish linen one) I bought at yard sales.

MargW



All this talk about aprons reminded me that I have one that I embroidered
stashed away somewhere. I'm going to see if I can find it and give it to a
friend of mine who will appreciate it and wear it. I neither cook enough
or dress up enough to worry about splashing.

lucille wrote:
--snip--



I've got a couple of 'restaurant chef' aprons that the culinary
students used to buy. They had water stains and couldn't be sold, so
our buyer was giving them away to staff. I snaffled a couple and they
washed beautifully. I use them when I'm doing big batches of stuff
(especially stuff that splatters like tomato sauce)

I also have several gorgeous embroidered aprons, the kind our Moms
wore when cooking dinner for company or holding an afternoon bridge
party. More for show than protection. A couple were Mom's, and a
couple (including an Irish linen one) I bought at yard sales.

MargW



All this talk about aprons reminded me that I have one that I
embroidered stashed away somewhere. I'm going to see if I can find it
and give it to a friend of mine who will appreciate it and wear it. I
neither cook enough or dress up enough to worry about splashing.

My mother never wore the aprons with a bib, just the ones that you tie
around the waist. I remember making her one as a gift one year, designed
for gardening. It was a twill type of fabric with a strip of pockets
across the front, dfor the secateurs, trowel, seed packets etc. She wore
it a lot when she was puttering in the green house, potting out her
"stolen" snips from various botanical gardens!

We had to make the real bib-type at school. It was white, entirely sewn
by hand and had a variety of sewing techniques in it. That came before
making the white bloomers, with the french seams in the gusset.

Fun memories, although I hated the DS classes... I could cook and sew,
so why have to go every week for five years!

Gillian

"Gillian Murray" wrote in message
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lucille wrote:
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All this talk about aprons reminded me that I have one that I embroidered
stashed away somewhere. I'm going to see if I can find it and give it
to a friend of mine who will appreciate it and wear it. I neither cook
enough or dress up enough to worry about splashing.

My mother never wore the aprons with a bib, just the ones that you tie
around the waist. I remember making her one as a gift one year, designed
for gardening. It was a twill type of fabric with a strip of pockets
across the front, dfor the secateurs, trowel, seed packets etc. She wore
it a lot when she was puttering in the green house, potting out her
"stolen" snips from various botanical gardens!

We had to make the real bib-type at school. It was white, entirely sewn by
hand and had a variety of sewing techniques in it. That came before making
the white bloomers, with the french seams in the gusset.

Fun memories, although I hated the DS classes... I could cook and sew, so
why have to go every week for five years!

Gillian

The gardening kind is sensible and is good for carrying things. The others
for me are just another thing to have to launder. I only buy washable
clothing since I'm not working and rarely dress up any more. I spend most
of my time in jeans and t-shirts. I'm simply too cheap to pay the
exorbitant cleaning costs.

You brought back memories of the apron I had to make when I was in Junior
High School. It was pink gingham, with hand sewn bias tape all around
every edge and took the better part of the term to finish.

L