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-Â 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
 In my other life as a textile artist (1950s) I wore a blue and white strpe
 seersucker apron. As a potter in the the 1980s- I wore a striped white
 and blue seersucker apron.
2020-03-11