A friend recently sent this "history of the apron" to me. As it happens I had sewn up a whole bunch of aprons, some of which are shown in the picture (although maybe not so clearly). I always think to put on an apron after I have grease splashes or batter spatters all over a freshly laundered outfit. In most of the memories I have of my grandmother, she IS wearing an apron and working in the kitchen. ******************* 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 materi...
"A grandma is just an antique little girl"...unknown