Wear an apron that is. And what style do you like?
I do….I can’t imagine not. Momma always did and Grandma did too. Grandma liked full length aprons while momma likes the “tie at the waist” aprons.
I was so excited this year to be given my first Christmas apron! It’s adorable!
Here’s a little story about aprons…hope you enjoy it! (HT to Kristen!)
The
History of ‘APRONS’
The principal use of Grandma’s apron was to protect
the dress underneath, because she only had a
few, it was easier to wash aprons than dresses
and they 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 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.
Blessings
The Essential Herbalist 
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