1960s Mince Chow Mein

APRONS. something the women of today hardly ever wear. I found this in a mag and thought it worth printing. Thanks to McCalls pattern from the 1950s.
I don't think our kids know what an apron is. The principal use of Grandmas apron was to protect the dress underneath because she only had a few. It was also because it was easier to wash aprons than dresses and aprons use less fabric to make. But along with that, it served as a pot 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 around her arms.
Those big old aprons wiped many a perspiring brow,bent over a hot wood stove. From the garden, it carried all sorts of vegies. After the peas were shelled,it carried out the hulls. In the fall, it was used to bring in apples that had fallen from the trees.
When unexpected visitors 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 folk knew it was time to come home for dinner.
It will be a long time before someone invents something that will replace that 'old-time apron' that served so many purposes.
They would go crazy now trying to figure out how many germs were on that apron. I dont think I ever caught anything from an apron-but love....

CHOW MEIN MADE WITH MINCE FROM THE 1960S.
1LB mince lightly browned in 4oz butter . Add 1/2 cabbage finely chopped, a handful of beans frozen or fresh, 2 cut up onions, 1 dessertspoon of curry powder, 1tablespoon sugar. 1 pkt chicken noodle soup,, 2tablespoons rice, 1dessretspoon soy sauce, and 2 1/2 cups water. simmer for 20 minutes . enjoy.