Members Miss Linda Posted June 21, 2011 Members Share Posted June 21, 2011 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 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 summer, the apron was used to bring in peaches that were ripe on 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. 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... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members John81 Posted June 21, 2011 Members Share Posted June 21, 2011 :clapping: That brought back a lot of good memories! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members farouk Posted June 22, 2011 Members Share Posted June 22, 2011 I think that originally neckties for guys were worn like for aprons or serviettes at a meal. Then they gradually developed into the standard preacher wear thing...over many years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Pastor Matt Posted June 25, 2011 Administrators Share Posted June 25, 2011 I think that originally neckties for guys were worn like for aprons or serviettes at a meal. Then they gradually developed into the standard preacher wear thing...over many years. That is because Baptists love to eat. :drool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Miss Linda Posted June 25, 2011 Author Members Share Posted June 25, 2011 That is because Baptists love to eat. Baptist men love to eat ... Baptist women love to cook ... It all works out so beautifully! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members farouk Posted June 26, 2011 Members Share Posted June 26, 2011 Baptist men love to eat ... Baptist women love to cook ... It all works out so beautifully! Ms Linda In our house, seems like we both do quite a bit of each... :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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