SC - Waffles (was: Chambord)

[CBlackwill at aol.com]

In a message dated 4/25/00 2:34:19 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
ahrenshav at yahoo.com writes:

> 
>  We had a long discussion about waffle, pancakes and
>  French toast last November, before you joined the
>  list. All are documentably period.
>  
>  The period waffle maker mentioned can be documented
>  thru several Dutch painting which show ladies with
>  long handled waffle irons that you fill with batter
>  and stick in the fire to cook.  These manual waffle
>  irons [as opposed to the electric kind] have been
>  around forever, it would seem.  You can still by them
>  in kitchen supply stores and in camping equipment
>  stores.

Fantastic!  Thanks for the links and info!  I have a great recipe for oublie, 
but have only been able to make these at work with our Belgian waffle maker 
(not the same, I am sure).  I will certainly try to find one of the irons now.

Balthazar of Blackmoor

Words are Trains for moving past what really has no Name.