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July 13, 2013, 08:25:34 am Becky says:

July 12, 2013, 08:54:28 am Waffle says: I know

July 12, 2013, 01:18:30 am Becky says: I do, it was worse in my forum

July 11, 2013, 10:04:03 pm Waffle says: Ew, you won't believe the pictures I had to delete to bring this shoutbox back ;-;

July 07, 2013, 08:32:17 pm Becky says: Haha okay

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HISTORY OF THE WAFFLE
Written by Waffle on 6/9/13

It’s time for a history lesson! I know what you’re thinking. History lessons are boring, aren’t they? And it’s summer for some of you guys so why should we be learning new things? But today we are actually learning about something people want to know about. Waffles! Let’s get started, shall we?

The waffle was created by the ancient Greeks, who cooked flat cakes between hot metal plates. This creation, called the oblelios started getting popular throughout medieval Europe. But in the 1200s, somebody got the idea to make designs in the metal plates. The designed plates became popular and became known as what we call a “wafer”. Most of the decorated plates at the time used the honeycomb design, what we still use today. Wafers became popular in wealthier classes, and richer ingredients were added too. Fancier designs were printed into the plates, such as landscapes and religious symbols. Soon street vendors who congregated outside of churches began selling this popular snack. The Dutch who were also a fan of the wafer brought them to New Amsterdam (New York City today) in the New World. It was also in the New World where maple syrup was found to go extremely well with wafers. The Dutch also called wafers “Wafles”, which later received an extra F to be called what we call it to this day. Thomas Jefferson learned to be fond of waffles by his time in France, and it’s said that he brought the first long-handled waffle iron back to America. He served them at the White house and from then on waffles became a fad in America. In 1911, the first electric waffle iron was created. Belgian Waffles were later introduced in the 1964 World’s fair in New York City. Later, Kellogg made the famous toaster-made waffles, “Eggos”.

From oblelios to eggos, waffles have always been an enjoyable food. Stay tuned to The Waffle Times for more articles.