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From: LeapFrog Libby
Date: 08-09-2004, 11:55 AM (1 of 16)
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Subject: Aprons WW5Y Some of you may be old enough to remember aprons... (Tee hee) O.C. 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 old 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 it 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 on the porch and waved her apron, and the men knew it was time to come in from the fields for dinner. It will be a long time before anyone invents something that will replace that old-time apron that served so many purposes. Author unknown WW5Y "Some things are true whether you believe them or not." Sew With Love
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From: Liana
Date: 08-14-2004, 06:45 PM (2 of 16)
I remember my Grannie with her apron, it's exactly like in your story  My mom's apron became smaller and mine... I barely use it. I cook, I'm a cooking fan, but I didn't get used to wear it, I don't know why
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User: Liana
Member since: 08-10-2004 Total posts: 18 |
From: GreenDragonLady
Date: 08-14-2004, 08:26 PM (3 of 16)
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I love my aprons! I've made several. I've also purchased some and embroidered on them (with my machine, not by hand). I'd rather have grease on my apron than on my clothes. Jessica photos.yahoo.com/greendragondesigns
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User: GreenDragonLady
Member since: 07-29-2004 Total posts: 495 
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From: Liana
Date: 08-14-2004, 08:33 PM (4 of 16)
I don't use grease, I have Thermospot pans and I cook meat in them in its own juice, and when we have fries, I use the lid. Cholesterol, you know 
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User: Liana
Member since: 08-10-2004 Total posts: 18 |
From: GreenDragonLady
Date: 08-14-2004, 08:51 PM (5 of 16)
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Grease is one of the 4 major food groups! Jessica photos.yahoo.com/greendragondesigns
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User: GreenDragonLady
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From: blackie
Date: 09-27-2004, 05:14 PM (6 of 16)
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i wear an apron. my mom didn't. i have just found it protects my clothes from cooking, dish washing, etc. my 2 1/2 year old loves it, and i recently got her one, too. now when she "helps" me do the dishes, she wears one too. i love the idea of her growing up, remembering us working in the kitchen together in aprons. ... of course, she'll probably grow up and think aprons are boring or embarassing, precisely because i wore one! isn't that how it works?
see the mundane life of a housewife.
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User: blackie
Member since: 03-31-2004 Total posts: 594 |
From: Liana
Date: 09-27-2004, 06:49 PM (7 of 16)
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Maybe you're right; I haven't thought of that
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User: Liana
Member since: 08-10-2004 Total posts: 18 |
From: R.lee
Date: 09-28-2004, 03:06 PM (8 of 16)
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What warm memories you stirred in me for my grandmother and her own history of her beautiful aprons. I can only hope that we havn't lost the "art" of our own. Thanks!
R.lee
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User: R.lee
Member since: 09-27-2004 Total posts: 1 |
From: MaryW
Date: 09-28-2004, 03:13 PM (9 of 16)
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Hi R.Lee, welcome to Sew Whats New.
MaryW
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From: Bama
Date: 10-03-2004, 03:08 PM (10 of 16)
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That reminds me of my great grandmother. She was always wearing an apron, except at church. I have a pink one that she made. I wear an apron if I'm baking to keep the flour off my clothes. So does my daughter. Mine are the slip-over type that tie at the sides. |
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From: ginny1103
Date: 10-04-2004, 12:59 PM (11 of 16)
What memories you have brought back. When my mother-in-law passed away I wanted one of her many aprons as a reminder of her and her great cooking. She was such a great cook she could take simple ingredients and make a meal fit for a king Thanks for making me smile  Ginny |
User: ginny1103
Member since: 10-01-2004 Total posts: 1 |
From: MaryW
Date: 10-04-2004, 01:06 PM (12 of 16)
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Ginny, welcome to Sew Whats New.
MaryW
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From: jlwdoby
Date: 10-04-2004, 07:08 PM (13 of 16)
| What a timely thread - I had decided to give my nieces and grand nieces an apron for Christmas. I just came across some great aprons at the "Grocery Wholesale" (non membership store) here in Edmonton. They sell for $5.97 each and are 100% polyester. They are the type caterers wear and look so nice and crisp decided to applique and quilt some for gifts - maybe my nieces will take to looking like my Mother (their granny) since deceased. |
User: jlwdoby
Member since: 10-04-2004 Total posts: 6 |
From: MaryW
Date: 10-05-2004, 10:21 AM (14 of 16)
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Jlwdoby, hi and welcome to Sew Whats New. Those aprons sound like just the perfect background for some embroidery or other embellishment. 
MaryW
owner/editor of Sew Whats New |
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From: Carol in ME
Date: 11-12-2004, 02:58 PM (15 of 16)
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a college classmate told us this story: Our classmate had several siblings, and her mother had a way of communicating to them when each had, by his or her own effort, become an "adult" in Mother's eyes. It usually happened after the "former child" had handled some difficult situation on his or her own. An envelope would arrive in the mail, with a pair of apron strings neatly folded inside. She remembered her mother surveying the aprons at home, deciding which one was to be "retired" while her older brother was in college. |
User: Carol in ME
Member since: 01-27-2003 Total posts: 105 |
From: Nece
Date: 11-13-2004, 10:37 PM (16 of 16)
What a sweet stroll down memory lane  I remember my mama and my aunt wearing aprons when I was younger. I always loved the frilly festive ones they wore at Christmas. Thanks for the smiles. Nece |
User: Nece
Member since: 11-08-2004 Total posts: 26 
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