That old apron hangs beside the kitchen door…

Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2020 16:32:10 -0400
From: “N.A. Booko”
Subject: That old apron . . .

That old apron . .

That old apron hangs beside the kitchen door-
Great Grandma wore it- To cook, to clean and every other chore-  That old apron has seen love come and go- Echoing tender thoughts and dreams- even tho-

I touch  that old apron with aging hand- .Grasping thoughts of way back when- it all began. Precious thoughts so Ragged and worn- Bring golden memories and inspiration re-born . .

N.A.B.

O.K., I’m betting at least 50 percent of you out there did not have a grandma that wore an apron- It was standard fare in home kitchens up until maybe the mid to late 1950s- Then, I believe the decline began. Just about every Mom, Grandma and wife wore some type of apron in the kitchen while cooking Usually long and with a pocket. Seldom were they flashy or meant to be noticed. They were used to fan kitchen stove flames, carry fresh greens, hot pans etc, but above all, a quick place to dry one’s hands.

Sometime in the late 1940s- when women really were seemingly doing less in the kitchen, the aprons got a little more colorful, frilly and  
ruffled. Then, probably in the early to mid 1950s, the ‘cocktail’ apron came into being. It was a glamorous short ruffly little thing- usually a see-thru and really was just window dressing for the hostess with the most-est.

Of course there are men that wear coverings to aid in their work climate. Apron no longer means apron- It means whatever you want to call it. And some would go so far to say that life and work is not as messy as it once was.

N.A.

N.A. Booko

 Â In my other life as a textile artist (1950s) I wore a blue and white strpe
 Â seersucker apron. As a potter in the the 1980s- I wore a striped white
 Â and blue seersucker apron.