My mother has an apron that we all want. It's this giant piece of cloth with a hole in the middle for your head... Haha ok maybe it's not exactly like that. But for one reason or another, we all think its the greatest apron ever made. Its made out of duck cloth and its blue with yellow flowers. Its faded and has definitely seen better days. Its a little piece of family "heritage." Since we can't all have it, Meg made a pattern of the original and we've all made our own version. Here's mine.
I went with this fabric because its as close to the original as I can get without actually OWNING the original. Also, let me just add, this is apron #15 for me... hey- I'm a home ec teacher! Give me a break!
There's another piece of family "heritage" that will go down for ages and ages to come. Years ago, my grandpa, who was very handy, made what we called a hamburger masher. This was before you could buy something similar to what he created in stores. My mom ended up with the hamburger masher after all was said and done and divided. I'm not sure who started the "fight" over who was going to inherit the hamburger masher, but arguments have been presented that go something like this: I should get the hamburger masher because I'm the only single one in the family. Meg should get the hamburger masher because she's the oldest. Herc should get it because he's the only male heir. Emi should get it because she's the beauty of the family. LOL please keep in mind, when I say my family "fights" over this, its truly all in good fun. Its family legend and lore at this point. However, there WAS a moment where the girls thought it got shipped to Texas with the only male heir and we were almost bitter... HA! Thank goodness for modern day handy men and my mother searching out their talents because she had one made for all of us.
You put the ground beef in the center and then use a fork to mash it out to the edges. You pack it in tight and then lift the mold off. It produces a well packed, perfectly round quarter pound hamburger!
What will happen to the originals of these two family heirlooms? I can't say. We'll figure it out later, but for now, we're good.
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I was rather concerned as I noted the title of your post...but why should I be?!
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