What a wonderful memory.....this is great. I had 2 grandmother's who did all those things. Until seeing this in print, I had forgotten all those uses. Viola -------------- Original message from [email protected]: -------------- > Subject: Grandma's apron > > > Grandma's Apron > > > 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 aprons were ideal hiding > > > places for shy kids; 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. > > > REMEMBER THIS! > > > Grandma use to set her hot baked apple pies on the > > > window sill to > > > cool. > > > Her granddaughters set theirs on the window sill to > > > thaw." > > > > ==== OHLORAIN Mailing List ==== > Visit the Lorain County Genealogy page > http://www.centurytel.net/lorgen >