As a kid I used to have a huge love affair for pancakes. As I have gotten a little older, and spend more time cooking, I have fallen for waffle time. As we all know, breakfast is an anytime of the day meal. I have a habit of throwing together a huge batch of waffles at random times I even consider the availability of waffles to determine whether or not I will want to eat a hotel breakfast. I remember several trips to Texas in my younger years where some of the waffle irons were even made in the shape of the great state of Texas.
Here are some interesting waffle facts that you may not know.
1. August 24th is National Waffle Day. That is the day that the first waffle iron received its patent. The fellow's name was Cornelius Swarthout, and the year was 1869.
2. Who brought the first waffles to America? The Pilgrims did. Who know? Maybe they had them with their Thanksgiving meal. I can imagine it now. Sweet Potato Waffle Casserole. Yeah, that might be a little over the top.
3. The guy that holds the world record for most waffles eaten in ten minutes ate 29. That would be a fast carb coma there. This was feat was recorded at the World Waffle Eating Championships in 2007.
4. How many waffles do you think Waffle House has made in its time? Just a little bit under 900 million waffles to date. In fact, Waffle House sells 145 waffles a minute. That's 8700 an hour. That is a lot of waffles.
5. In 1789, a guy named Thomas Jefferson returned back to the United States from a trip to France with a very cool souvenir. That souvenir was a long-handled waffle iron. I would be curious to know if 'ole Tom actually used it himself. Perhaps when he was holding cabinet meetings he would pull out the waffle iron. That would make for a great conversation topic.
6. In 1911, the first commercial waffle iron was created for General Electric. It soon became a staple in many households during the 1930s.
7. There was some guys who created a Mayonnaise empire that even thrived during the Great Depression. Frank, Anthony, and Sam Dorsa decided to move on from Mr. Eggo Mayo and create Eggo brand waffles. How weird is that? Get tired of mayo and start mass producing waffles. Whatever makes you a buck or two! FYI - They were actually named Froffles at that time. Get it? Frozen and waffles combine to make Froffles!!
8. One time at the World's Fair there was a shortage of cups, so someone decided to create this idea of an ice cream cone by using waffles. It took a little ingenuity and a waffle maker, but you gotta make use of the resources you have handy.
9. Belgium Waffles have not always had that particular name. A gentleman named Maurice Vermersch used his wife's to sell waffles as a vendor at the World's Fair in Seattle. He was worried folks would have no clue where Brussels was located, so he decided he should refer to the waffles as Belgium Waffles which stuck with the US crowds.
10. In Korea, I used to get these awesome waffles wrapped up in paper towels for maybe a buck or two at most. They were usually folded over with a whipped topping and some kind of fruit filling. Heck, some places even put ice cream on those suckers too. That was one of my favorite snacks to eat for street food when I lived over there.
11. The verb waffle. Some of you may remember a guy named John Kerry who once ran for President. Well, Sen. Kerry who did also happen to serve our country, was best known for waffling on certain issues. Some may refer to it as flip flopping, but a waffle iron does have that same kind of motion as well. Evidently you can type "waffles" on the search bar and pull up John Kerry's web site as well. That might have even been one of the words of the year that year. Do you know anyone who waffles?
Credit to foodbeast.com and justfunfacts.com for the good waffle info!
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| If it wasn't for Texas! |
Here are some interesting waffle facts that you may not know.
1. August 24th is National Waffle Day. That is the day that the first waffle iron received its patent. The fellow's name was Cornelius Swarthout, and the year was 1869.
2. Who brought the first waffles to America? The Pilgrims did. Who know? Maybe they had them with their Thanksgiving meal. I can imagine it now. Sweet Potato Waffle Casserole. Yeah, that might be a little over the top.
3. The guy that holds the world record for most waffles eaten in ten minutes ate 29. That would be a fast carb coma there. This was feat was recorded at the World Waffle Eating Championships in 2007.
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| I want that waffle iron! |
5. In 1789, a guy named Thomas Jefferson returned back to the United States from a trip to France with a very cool souvenir. That souvenir was a long-handled waffle iron. I would be curious to know if 'ole Tom actually used it himself. Perhaps when he was holding cabinet meetings he would pull out the waffle iron. That would make for a great conversation topic.
6. In 1911, the first commercial waffle iron was created for General Electric. It soon became a staple in many households during the 1930s.
7. There was some guys who created a Mayonnaise empire that even thrived during the Great Depression. Frank, Anthony, and Sam Dorsa decided to move on from Mr. Eggo Mayo and create Eggo brand waffles. How weird is that? Get tired of mayo and start mass producing waffles. Whatever makes you a buck or two! FYI - They were actually named Froffles at that time. Get it? Frozen and waffles combine to make Froffles!!
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| I could handle that! |
8. One time at the World's Fair there was a shortage of cups, so someone decided to create this idea of an ice cream cone by using waffles. It took a little ingenuity and a waffle maker, but you gotta make use of the resources you have handy.
9. Belgium Waffles have not always had that particular name. A gentleman named Maurice Vermersch used his wife's to sell waffles as a vendor at the World's Fair in Seattle. He was worried folks would have no clue where Brussels was located, so he decided he should refer to the waffles as Belgium Waffles which stuck with the US crowds.
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| Looks tasty and weird at the same time. |
10. In Korea, I used to get these awesome waffles wrapped up in paper towels for maybe a buck or two at most. They were usually folded over with a whipped topping and some kind of fruit filling. Heck, some places even put ice cream on those suckers too. That was one of my favorite snacks to eat for street food when I lived over there.
11. The verb waffle. Some of you may remember a guy named John Kerry who once ran for President. Well, Sen. Kerry who did also happen to serve our country, was best known for waffling on certain issues. Some may refer to it as flip flopping, but a waffle iron does have that same kind of motion as well. Evidently you can type "waffles" on the search bar and pull up John Kerry's web site as well. That might have even been one of the words of the year that year. Do you know anyone who waffles?
Credit to foodbeast.com and justfunfacts.com for the good waffle info!
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