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Okay, just a bit indisposed for the 64 Fair (n Scotland, and in utero) . I do remember my first ever waffle: In Brittany, a hole in the wall at Mont St Michel, in fact, a little rosette of Chantilly cream in each waffle hole. I think powdered sugar was involved. Sublime. 45 years later, and I can still smell and taste that Brittany butter. Now you're giving me recipes and reasons... Uh oh. Usually my husband is the waffle wrangler in this house, but maybe I could have a go.

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“Just a bit indisposed” 😂

Try them! I should’ve said that you can use all purpose flour in place of the flour they recommend, let me know how it goes! 🧇

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Sep 6Liked by Jolene Handy

Hi Jolene, I came across your article doing some research for my own article on Belgian waffles (https://sarahfrison.substack.com/p/wait-is-that-a-belgian-waffle), loved reading about your experience actually going to the fair and trying the waffles yourself!

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Sarah, thanks for this, the waffles were “the thing” at the Fair, heading over to read your article now!

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Jul 4Liked by Jolene Handy

At the Seattle Worlds Fair 1962 I was a soldier with the Canadian Army & we performed the Military Tattoo in Sept. 1962 !! And today whenever I look through a flyer & see waffles I always think of the Belgian Waffles I had there !! They were one of the most delicious things that I have ever eaten !!

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WOW! Thanks for this, Dave!

(I agree, I still think about those waffles!)

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Jun 8, 2023·edited Jun 8, 2023Liked by Jolene Handy

For some reason this popped up today. What memories! I loved those waffles. I remember going to the worlds fair with my family when I was 10. And later in the summer my cousins came down from Boston and I got to go again! Belgian waffles 🥰🥰🥰 Thanks for the memory, Jo 😘

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Miss you, Mag! 🤗 ❤️

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Miss you too Jo😘

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We drove down from Massachusetts. I remember the song, "It's a small world after all." I was five. Geez. I'm kind of an unreliable witness. I vaguely remember a geodesic dome, but maybe that was Montreal.

I think we combined the world's fair in New York with climbing the Statue of Liberty. The arm was closed because the arm was weak and my brother was trying to figure out how to knock the arm off by kicking at the bottom stair.

At a gas station we got plastic dinosaurs. I was conflicted because my dad was a creation scientist and I didn't know if dinosaurs were real.

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I was 10 and “it’s a small world” is now playing in my head (thanks?:) There was a geodesic dome at the fair in Queens (I think Montreal, too) I got a kick out of your brother’s attempt to take down the arm and your dinosaur conflict.

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well, thanks for stirring the pot, Jolene. It's possible we weren't offered waffles and never knew what we missed.

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At uni one of my summer jobs was as a courier taking coach loads of drunken Brits on the ferry to France and Belgium. The couriers were bribed with waffles by Belgian cafe owners to recommend their particular establishments to the tourists. Thanks for the reminder of that fun time in my life. Maybe I will dust off the waffle maker x

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omg this description, Jenny 🤣!

Thank you for your story of summer well spent! 🧇 ⛴️

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Cloud ☁️ 9

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❤️

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Those waffles 🤩

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I love ‘em too, Domenica! 🧇

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I wish I could have been at that 1964 World’s Fair in New York , but the next best thing is reading your memories of it, especially those waffles. Thanks to this piece and your pictures I may just have to send away for a Belgian waffle iron. Those doughy waffles I’ve encountered in the breakfast rooms of Best Westerns while on the road simply don’t hold a candle!

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Ruth, I got a cute little one that makes 2 waffles at a time for $31, lots online to choose from! Also, I should’ve mentioned that you can substitute AP flour for the French flour 🤗

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Jul 27, 2022Liked by Jolene Handy

Wow!! Look at what a REAL waffle looks like on the inside. Amazing. I'll never enjoy an Eggo again...😆

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Ha! The Eggos are out! 🧇🧇 Thanks, Donald! ☺️

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Oh! I must try these... all those egg whites!!

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I should’ve mentioned you can freeze the yolks for another bake! Also: you can use all purpose flour in place of the recommended flour. Thanks, Alison! 🧇😃

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Good to know--thank you, Jolene!

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Encouraged by Jolene noticing my comment, below, I wrote this, "Summer of '64", about my brother trying to kick the arm off the weakened Statue of Liberty after visiting the World's Fair:

https://drdavidthor.substack.com/p/summer-of-64?sd=pf

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below, or above, or something

Spatial disorientation is practically synonymous with the internet.

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I love your family memories! I went to the Seattle World's Fair in 1962 and to Expo 86 in Vancouver, Canada; and somehow I managed to miss the waffles! That's so unlike me. I'd love to try the ones you made!

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Thank you, Pam! I lol’d at “that’s so unlike me” 🧇😂 we foodies don’t miss these things! You can use all purpose flour in lieu of the other flour. We’re fortunate to have been to these World’s Fairs! 😃

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Thank you for your kind words, Amy! Wow! Your grandmother must’ve had some stories! I love soft serve 🍦 I also love breakfast 🧇 if you make these you can use all purpose flour! See you Friday with Blueberry muffins 🫐 😃

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