[Sca-cooks] History of Angel Food Cake

[Kathleen Gormanshaw]

This site http://www.finecooking.com/recipes/red-white-blue-angel-food-cake.aspx?&lookup=auto&V01=&V02=&V03=&V04=&V05=&V06=&V07=&V08=&V09=&V49&V50=&Taun_Per_Flag=True&utm_source=email&utm_medium=eletter&utm_content=20110630-fourth-of-july&utm_campaign=fine-cooking
Comments that Angel Food cake is American, with no history in French pastry.

Can anyone confirm or deny?  Know anything more about the history of
angel food cake?

Just curious :-)

Eyrny