slo’s TUESDAY 11/25 poll - Wearing An Apron

[soccerdad72]

I think we have one somewhere in the house, but it's never been worn to my knowledge.

 

[CynBeth]

No I don't but to be fair, hubby cooks 80% of the time. He doesn't wear one either. We do own one, it was a gag gift to him but I don't remember him wearing it. I think maybe Mama wore one if she was dressed up for the holidays but I don't really 100% remember that. I even have a picture of her wearing pearls taking a turkey out of the oven in the late 50s/early 60s and she doesn't have one on. I have two brother's who are chefs and they wear one at work but never at home.

My DH is the one that cooks and he does not wear an apron.

 

[TiggerTrigger]

I don’t remember anyone in my family wearing one when I was growing up. I don’t own one. I also don’t experience a lot of food mess when I cook that would be helped by one. Even when I was doing a lot of baking and cake decorating, it was just never a major issue. Most messes seem to impact my sleeves from my experiences, so the apron isn’t going to be a big help.

 

[dizneegirl]

I try to remember to put one of them on when I'm cooking messy things. I definitely wear one when we're cracking/eating crab at home!

 

[MIGrandma]

I never wear an apron when I cook, no longer own any.

I used to have several, as it was a requirement at work. I was a waitress in a mom and pop type diner, the owner was a former Mennonite so we wore skirts and aprons. A few Mennonite ladies made them and brought them in to sell quite often. I had them with all kinds of cute patterns, and several for Christmas and other holidays.

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

No apron, never grew up with people who wore it never really have known people who are serious about it. Generally if an apron is actually given as a gift over my life it's been to men as a gag gift or pure novelty gift mostly related to grilling. Nothing wrong with them though just not really a thing in my life.

 

[lovesmurfs]

I WANTED to say I wear my apron -- I've got several, but, frankly, I don't. I should, and I WANT to be someone who wears an apron. But I'm just not that person.

Maybe a new year's resolution...LOL

 

[amcnj]

I remember my mother wearing an apron at times. Not sure that I have ever worn one. I try not to wear any “good clothes” if something messy is involved. Well, sometimes I remember about the clothing!

 

[PrincessShmoo]

I wear an apron when I cook. Most of the time I keep it on to eat, also, because I'm a messy eater.

 

[Diznygrl]

I own one but don't wear it. I was at a booth at a craft fair that was selling handmade aprons during a slow time when there was no one else around, so had to converse and make nice with the seller, thus making me feel obligated to buy one so I wouldn't feel guilty for just walking away. It's a cute cupcake print (back from when cupcakes were all the rage) and I think I wore it once.

I do wear an apron when I paint/craft. Acrylics don't come out of fabric. After many years of throwing caution to the wind I finally got some brown paint on my beloved Strawberry Shortcake sweatpants and that scared me straight.

 

[Jasper&Bowie]

I do not own an apron but I really should since I usually have a ton of flour on me when I bake cookies.

 

[clappyclaps]

I have a few aprons and tend to wear them when I bake, but I always forget or don't think about it when I'm making dinner (until I splash myself with something ). So I've gone for 59% or less as I cook more than I bake.

 

[slo]

No apron here. Marie will very rarely wear one. My firefighter son, who is like a gourmet chef, especially at the firehouse, does wear one sometimes. This time here for a TV spot.

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Some fireman are awesome cooks. I gotta say, my DH is a pretty darn good cook too. Since he was a volunteer firefighter, the guys rarely cooked at the station, since they were on call (the station does have a nice kitchen). The tone would go off, they would come, do their duty and leave. To then come home, the tone would go off again, and on and on it would go - wash, rinse, repeat - LOL!!!

 

[Kathryn Merteuil]

I have one somewhere, just no idea where that might be... so yes, own one, don't use

 

[leebee]

As I said, I wear my Pooh apron occasionally. I learned to remember it the hard way when making DD's wedding cake... 3 tiers of red velvet. Food coloring is forever.

 

[Dan Murphy]

As I said, I wear my Pooh apron occasionally. I learned to remember it the hard way when making DD's wedding cake... 3 tiers of red velvet. Food coloring is forever.

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Beautiful!

 

[leebee]

Beautiful!

Thanks- it was fun to make. DD was looking online at edible flowers for decoration when she saw the baby veggies, and that was it! She also really liked the "lacy" appearance from the greens, so we included them, too.

 

[leebee]

Beautiful!

Thanks- it was fun to make. DD was looking online at edible flowers for decoration when she saw the baby veggies, and that was it! She also really liked the "lacy" appearance from the greens, so we included them, too.

 

[marthachick]

I wear an apron that was either my mother in law’s or her mothers.

 

[PollyannaMom]

I have a few aprons and tend to wear them when I bake, but I always forget or don't think about it when I'm making dinner (until I splash myself with something ). So I've gone for 59% or less as I cook more than I bake.

This. I have a couple, and it's not that I never wear one... but I should wear one much more often than I actually do.

I do have a funny (or maybe more of an angry, when you think about it) apron story, though...

I'm told that when I was in kindergarten, they weren't going to give me credit for being able to tie, because I used the "bunny-ears" method instead if the one where you loop around. My mom went to talk to the teacher, and was told it was because I wouldn't be able to tie apron strings behind my back that way. ~ She obviously reacted just as you'd expect an enlightened mother in the 1970s to react, and it was no longer an issue.

But to this day, even though I eventually learned to tie shoes the other way, I still tie apron strings (when I do wear them) with "bunny ears" just to prove a point.