A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....05-17-05....Grandma's Apron

Billie

[Billie]

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Last week Louie made a comment about his granny always wearing a bonnet when she worked outside, and the next day, from a friend, I received "Grandma's Apron" in my email. Both his comment and the story took me back to my childhood, and visits at my grandparents, and seeing my Grandma as she went about her daily chores.

I wanted to share the apron story because it's cute.

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. 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 woodstove. 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.

REMEMBER THIS!

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.

Would you like to join me on the porch for a glass of Grandma's lemonade? She always made the best, but part of it was sittin' and swingin' in that big porch swing.

Lemon Syrup

1 cup water
2 1/2 cups sugar
3 cups fresh lemon juice
Pinch of salt
Strips of zest from 4 lemons

Combine water and sugar in a large saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until sugar is dissolved. Add salt and lemon zest. Raise heat and bring to boil. Boil for 5 minutes. Cool. Add lemon juice. Refrigerate in a covered jar. Remove zest before using.

For lemonade, add 3 tablespoons lemon syrup to a glass of water. Add ice cubes. Garnish with fresh lemon slices.

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[Billie]

[Billie]

Good morning. Coffee's ready. Yawwnnn

[rdb3]

G'morning, Billie! Long time no see.

Big Mama made one heck of a blackberry cobbler!

[Billie]

G'morning, Billie! Long time no see.

Well, yeah, where you been! :)

Big Mama made one heck of a blackberry cobbler!

Yummmmmm! I love fruit cobbler! Warm, with ice cream.

[Mrs.Nooseman]

Good Morning Billie! I need some coffee,too!

[Pippin]

Good Morning everybody!!!!<p. Thanks for bringing back some really fond memories, I*'ll be back later with some of mine :o)

[Billie]

How cute! I hadn't seen that gif before. :)

[Pippin]

Had your coffee yet?

[Diver Dave]

Mornin' Billie.
Grandma's Apron brings back memories around here too.
Seein' as how I do a lot of cookin' around here, my family presented me with a Grandpa Apron adorned with everyone's handprint.
Coffee? You betcha. Thanks.

[luvie]

....need...caffiene...too...
Only make mine hot tea! mmmmmmmmm!
Hi!!!

[Pippin]

Hi!

Hot tea?

Save some for me!

Great minds........

[Temple Owl]

My Grammy never drank lemonade. She sipped on rock and rye and bourbon.
I think I take after her. We had the grandkids over this weekend and I let them watch me guzzle a few beers. Their Grammy (Maggie) is a teetotaler.

[Mrs.Nooseman]

Thanks!

That's how I feel some mornings!LOL.

[Mrs.Nooseman]

Yep I am on my third cup now!LOL.

BTW,good morning Pippin!

[Mrs.Nooseman]

Morning LUV!
Love Maxine!

[luvie]

Well, great! What's your favorite--Earl Grey, Kemun, Darjeeling? I've got lots of choices!

[luvie]

I AM Maxine! LOL!

Hi! How're are you doin' this fine morning? Been working hard?

[Mrs.Nooseman]

I am doing great,it's my Saturday after all!~chuckle~

I've been working hard!The Regional Vice President is coming for sure this week to the store and everyone is in a panic!LOL.

Not me,because I do my job the way it is supposed to be done!

[luvie]

Oh, the Regional! We had ours here while I was on my vacation--thank goodness! All the sucking up that goes on just makes me wanna barf!

Have a wonderful "Saturday". I'll see ya here, there, and everywhere! LOL!

[Mrs.Nooseman]

Yep!I am glad he'll be in on my day off!LOL.

I'll be around here some where!~chuckle~