[Sca-cooks] waffles

[lilinah at earthlink.net]

WoW! Old faded memories i have of the 1964 World's Fair. It was the 
first (and so far only) time i ate reindeer meat and cloudberries. I 
can't remember what else we ate there. We were just visiting from the 
Chicago area, so we only were atthe fair for one day. I imagine we 
had the Belgian waffles, because i seem to recall there being rather 
a buzz about them.

Anahita

AEllin Olafs dotter <aellin at earthlink.net>
>Yes. They served them at the Belgian Exhibit. With whipped cream, and I
>think fruit... maybe ice cream. They were unlike any waffles I'd ever
>heard of, but my mother (who knew everything - if that gives you a clue
>to my age at the time *G*) told us about them before we went. They had a
>wonderful carousel, there, too - beautiful horses and it went faster
>than any other!
>
>I had a very Intrepid Mother... we went to the World's Fair quite often.
>Enough to have Favorite Exhibits and return to them. The other food
>items I remember was Maryland Clam Chowder at (logically) the Maryland
>exhibit - tomato based like Manhattan but spicier - and the Smorgasbord
>at the Swedish exhibit. Our favorite lunch and dinner, respectively.
>
>AEllin

Johnna Holloway wrote:
>  Thick Belgian style in the US are 1964 NY World's Fair.
>  Otherwise waffles and wafers are related. The Sensible Cook by Rose
>  has some of the history of the Dutch use of the terms. It's also
>  all in Davidson's Oxford Companion to Food.
>
>  Johnnae