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Grandma's Apron Do you remember aprons ? I don't think our know what an apron is. The principal use of Grandma's apron was to protect the dress underneath, but along with that, it served as a potholder for removing hot pans from the oven. It was wonderful for drying '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 . 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 pecans 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  just things that run through annie's little mind  |
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4/2/2008 4:05 pm |
nice post.  once an oldhoglover, always an oldhoglover!
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you almost made me cry babygirl . my Grandma rased me . i still say hi when i pass her photo . it is amazeing what a memory can do to us . thank you for the little things we dont always think about. PEACE and LOVE always steve
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Wo_Hya what a wonderful story thanks for sharing it with me. just things that run through annie's little mind
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ghost1955 trying to get one to jell in my mind about making jelly and preserves with my granny, hope to have it up soon. just things that run through annie's little mind
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