The Waffle and its Iron in America

Authors

  • Jeffrey Rubel Independent Scholar Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/ppc.28158

Keywords:

waffles, United States, ovens/appliances, breakfast, waffle irons, Colonial America, waffle frolics, social history, technology, Belgium waffles, World's Fairs/expositions, recipes, batters, teflon, sneakers, iconic foods

Abstract

This article provides a history of waffles and their indispensable appliance, waffle-irons, in America from their introduction by Dutch settlers in New Amsterdam to the present day.

Author Biography

  • Jeffrey Rubel, Independent Scholar

    Jeffrey Rubel is a junior (class of 2017) at Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, where he is majoring in geosciences, taking courses in food studies and art history, and leading education outreach at the local high school.

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Published

2016-04-01

Issue

PPC 105 (2016)

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Rubel, Jeffrey. 2016. “The Waffle and Its Iron in America”. Petits Propos Culinaires, April, 60-75. https://doi.org/10.1558/ppc.28158.