1. Wear an apron? Not any more. Both grandmothers are in Heaven. My maternal grandmother always wore an apron you tied at the waist. My paternal grandmother always wore a full apron. 2. Dip snuff? My maternal grandmother always had a small can of Sweet Society in her apron pocket. She'd spit by holding her 1st two fingers up to her lips. She never missed the cup on the floor. My paternal grandmother couldn't even remember when she started as a very small girl. She NEVER spit. Just before she went to bed she loaded her bottom lip with snuff and went to sleep. She died in her 80's on the couch while reading a book. Never had any stomach problems.
1. No, not really, although MIL wears one of the smock kind, but she's very short and helps keep her clothes neat while cooking. I probably need to, I was wearing honey/teriyaki sauce Sat. night. 2. Ummmmmmmm NO! :lol:
1. Wear an apron? yes, and I have aprons that belonged to my grandmothers... but use them as decoration now, wear newer ones so as to not ruin theirs. 2. Dip snuff? Well... I did at least once. Grandmama gave me some of her Railroad Snuff to try, and wouldn't let me spit. She just laughed and grinned the whole time, knowing I was going to get sick. I am pretty sure that's how I got my nickname from my dad, "snuffy".
I wear a apron sometimes depends on what I am cooking. I always do when I am baking. I bake everything homemade from scratch thats how I was taught by my grandma. I am very messy so it helps keep my clothes clean lol. At Xmas time when I am home or at moms I always have one on its habbit grandma use to take me in the kitchen put hers on and then mine on and say one for me one for my lil helper I think I mostly wear one to remind me of her. Snuff? I don't know what that is so I will say no.
Both grandmothers could cook anything. NEVER owned a cook book. Both had to cook for their family from a very young age. Snuff: fine ground tobacco. Mostly used by older women years ago in my community. I only know one woman who still dips, which usually involves a small spoon scooping out some snuff and putting it between her lip and gums. I can always tell she she's dipping when I see a little bit of brown "juice" in the corners of her mouth.
1. My granddaugter wears the one my Grandma made for me when i was a little girl every time she helps me cook or bake. Me personally, when i bake i just make sure i have clothes on i am prepared to get messy - as myself and Granddaughter say, "If it ain't messy, it ain't good":lol: 2. Nope
When I read brown juice in the corners of her mouth I felt a little sick on my tummy. I have never seen anyone do any snuff. I know people who chew tobacco , only 2 people and they are older men like late 60s. One of the men has no teeth so I don't know how he chews it he must gum it. Either way its nasty.
1. Wear an apron? My maternal Grandma did, MIL still does 2. Dip snuff? Maternal Grandma chewed bacca and my paternal Grandma started smoking cigarettes in the late 1920's or early 30's, when it was "fashionable". She's the one who recently passed at 97 years young! :mrgreen:
"Grandma's Apron"... a beautiful poem Grandma's Apron by Tina Trivett The strings were tied, It was freshly washed, and maybe even pressed. For Grandma, it was everyday to choose one when she dressed. The simple apron that it was, you would never think about; the things she used it for, that made it look worn out. She may have used it to hold, some wildflowers that she'd found. Or to hide a crying child's face, when a stranger came around. Imagine all the little tears that were wiped with just that cloth. Or it became a potholder to serve some chicken broth. She probably carried kindling to stoke the kitchen fire. To hold a load of laundry, or to wipe the clothesline wire. When canning all her vegetables, it was used to wipe her brow. You never know, she might have used it to shoo flies from the cow. She might have carried eggs in from the chicken coop outside. Whatever chore she used it for, she did them all with pride. When Grandma went to heaven, God said she now could rest. I'm sure the apron that she chose, was her Sunday best. I miss you Grandma...
peekaboo: that was a fantastic poem. Brought back many memories of my granny, Annie Lowery Harrison, who I called "Ma".
my mom still wears an apron! She uses the one that slips over your head and then tie at the waist. No one dips snuff though.
