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."