feb breakfast

[DTurnbull]

Originally Posted by Hoof Hearted

I hope someone is bringing a camera to take some pics.

Who would've thought the humble waffle would be so influential?!

I'll be bringing a camera. In fact, I'll bring my tripod too & maybe we can get a nice group shot with all the cars & owners. What do you think?

Also, the forecast is sunny & 66 degrees!

[Hoof Hearted]

Originally Posted by DTurnbull

I'll be bringing a camera. In fact, I'll bring my tripod too & maybe we can get a nice group shot with all the cars & owners. What do you think?

Sounds good!

[Calbullet]

Phil, the BelAir is off of I-5 in the Greenhaven area. actually between the Florin and Meadowview exits

mel

[decooney]

Some additional information that might help you to decide, and in particular, American Waffles in contrast to other wafffles. Decisions Decisions.
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Waffle
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


Belgian WaffleA waffle is a light batter cake cooked in a waffle iron, between two hot plates, patterned to give a distinctive and characteristic shape .

Contents:
1 Varieties of waffle
2 Medieval origins
3 References



Varieties of waffle:
The Brussels Waffle (known in the USA as the Belgian Waffle) is prepared from a yeast-leavened batter, to give a light, crisp waffle. It is often served warm by street vendors, dusted with confectioner's sugar, and sometimes topped with whipped cream or chocolate spread. It may also be served as a dessert, with fruits, whipped cream or ice cream.

The Liège waffle:
(from the city of Liège, in eastern Belgium) is a waffle usually bought and eaten warm on the street. They are usually freshly made in small shops, but it is also possible to buy them in supermarkets. They are smaller, sweeter and denser than "Belgian waffles". The last-minute addition of nib sugar to the batter produces a caramelized sugar coating. This gives a distinctive flavor. Most are served plain, but some are vanilla or cinnamon flavored, and can be served with toppings like fruits, creams, and chocolate. The Liège waffle was invented by a cook of the prince-bishop of Liège in the 18th century.

American waffles:
common in the United States, are made from a batter leavened with baking powder, rather than yeast, often lightened with beaten egg-whites. They are usually served as a sweet breakfast food, topped with butter and various syrups, but are also found in many different savory dishes, such as chicken and waffles. They are generally denser and thinner than the Belgian waffle. Waffles were first introduced to North America in 1620, by pilgrims who brought the method from Holland. Thomas Jefferson brought a waffle iron from France, and waffle frolics or parties became popular in the late eighteenth century. Waffles were eaten with both sweet (e.g. molasses or maple syrup) and savoury (such as kidney stew) toppings.[4]
Virginia waffles[5] are made with rice or cornmeal instead of wheat-flour.
In the UK, the potato waffle, is a savory frozen food in waffle shape, made of reconstituted potato, oil and seasonings. These waffles may be baked, grilled, prepared in a toaster or fried, and are used as a side dish or snack.

Hong Kong style waffle;
in Hong Kong called a "grid cake" (格仔餅), is a waffle usually made and sold by street hawkers and eaten warm on the street.[citation needed] They are similar to a traditional waffle but larger, round in shape and divided into four quarters. They are usually served as a snack. Butter, peanut butter and sugar are spread on one side of the cooked waffle and then it is folded into a semi circle to eat. Egg, sugar and evaporated milk are used in the waffle recipes, giving them a sweet flavor. They are generally soft and not dense. Traditional Hong Kong style waffles are full of the flavor of yolk. Sometimes different flavors, such as chocolate and honey melon flavor are used in the recipe and create various colors.

Scandinavian waffles
are soft and generally divided into four or five segments, traditionally vaguely heart-shaped. The segments are often separated and eaten one by one. Scandinavian waffles are often eaten with jam, sour cream or sugar, but it is not uncommon to eat them plain. More exotic toppings, such as ice cream of fruit, are occasionally seen.

Medieval origins
The modern waffle has its origins in the wafers-very light thin crisp cakes, baked between wafer-irons-of the Middle Ages[6]. Wafer irons consisted of two metal plates connected by a hinge, with each plate connected to an arm with a wooden handle. Some plates had imprinted designs such as a coat-of-arms or landscape, while some had the now-familiar honeycomb/gridiron pattern (there is evidence that in the 14th century only wealthy kitchens would have irons[citation needed]). The iron was placed over a fire, and flipped to cook both sides of the wafer.

These irons were used to produce a variety of different flat, unleavened cakes (usually from a mixture of barley and oats, not the white flour used today). Some were rolled into a cone or tube, others were left flat. In 14 C. England, wafers were sold by street vendors called waferers.[7] The modern waffle is a leavened form of wafer.

"Wafer" and "waffle" share common etymological roots. Wafre (wafer) occurs in Middle English by 1377, adopted from Middle Low German wâfel, with change of l into r. Modern Dutch wafel, French Gaufre, and German waffel, all meaning "waffle", share the same origin. The Dutch form, wafel, was adopted into modern American English as waffle, in the 18th century.[6][8]

References
^ Brussels Waffle recipe
^ Liège waffle recipe
^ American waffle recipe
^ Davidson, Alan (1999). The Oxford Companion to Food. Oxford: Oxford University press, xx + 892. ISBN 0-19-211579.
^ Fannie Farmer's Virginia Waffle recipe
^ a b Oxford English Dictionary
^ References from Chaucer to wafers and waferers from The Miller's Tale and The Pardoner's Tale
^ Merriam-Webster

[Clayboy]

Duane, I'm lovin' it. Perhaps now should be the appropriate time for a discussion about syrup. Log Cabin vs. Mrs. Butterworths ? Pure maple vs. fruit syrups ? Or...is simply a large dollop of jam enough for a well baked crispy waffle? Should the conversation also include fresh fruit, perhaps whipped cream?
Bob

[thudmaster]

This is so funny............6 pages on a cobra forum talking about waffles.....

[vince911cobra]

You guys need another hobby besides cobras and waffles!!!!!

[vanoochka]

I just found out that Accessories Plus, who had repeatedly (3 separate times as recently as Tuesday) promised to have my headers and sidepipes completed on Friday, won't have them done until Tuesday.

I look forward to meeting you all the next time.

[jmarsey]

If all goes well I’ll try to join you guys for this month’s epic NorCal breakfast. Just have to check the lash and replace a leaky master reservoir. Don’t know about “waffles” may need something a little stronger. Besides, they’re likely to run out of batter at the rate you guys are going.

John

[jdog]

This has caused a general lockdown, including the license plate factory! I'm not sure if I will be able to make the 'waffle fest' on Sat.

I won't know for sure until tomorrow. Anybody waiting for their 'personalized' license plate?

"Sex offender slain at New Folsom Prison
By Ryan Lillis - rlillis@sacbee.com
Last Updated 2:55 pm PST Thursday, February 14, 2008

An inmate at California State Prison, Sacramento, who was serving a 400-year sentence for molesting a child, was slashed in the throat and killed Thursday, prison officials said.

Shannon Lee Graling, 53, was slashed with an "inmate-made weapon" just before 8 a.m. while pushing a laundry cart, according to a prison news release. He died just over an hour later.

Prison officials said the suspect in the slashing is 28-year-old Steven Matthew Schultz, who is serving a 26-year-to-life sentence for first-degree murder out of Placer County.

Graling was convicted in Santa Cruz County in 1997 of five counts of lewd and lascivious acts on a child under the age of 14 and sentenced to 400 years, prion officials said. Also that year, Graling was sentenced to 25 years to life for failing to register as a sex offender."


jdog
P.S. How's your day going?

[tmareina]

Sounds like the taxpayers will save some money on inmate housing.

On a different note...I would surely like to get together with you guys...BUT...there's still a lot of snow up here and it's tough to get out at 0 dark 30 to get there by 9:00am when it's 25 degrees outside. How about next time doing Lunch at noon or so?

Tom

[thudmaster]

And for that they close the prison?.............

Who knows Tom maybe we can have lunch one of these times.

[Calbullet]

Jdog, hope they let you out Sat. You can't miss this one. How long is the wait for a plate now? I ordered one about a month ago.

Mel

[pooreds]

Any interest in the Folsom area group of cars meeting (coffee) before we head to Elk Grove?
ED

[decooney]

Originally Posted by pooreds

Any interest in the Folsom area group of cars meeting (coffee) before we head to Elk Grove?
ED

I'm game. How about Peet's Coffee on East Bidwell. I was going there anyhow, and would like a good cup b4 blastoff. What time?

[jdog]

Originally Posted by pooreds

Any interest in the Folsom area group of cars meeting (coffee) before we head to Elk Grove?
ED

Now that's just mean!

You too Duane?

jdog
P.S. Mel, what does it say, I'll check!

[pooreds]

Pete's sounds great, anything but Starbucks is fine. SO is 8:30 too late?
We'll be there.
ED

[pooreds]

There is a Pete's on East Bidwell? I was thinking Auburn-Folsom.. What's the nearest cross street to the Pete's on East Bidwell?
ED

[vince911cobra]

One block south of Blue Ravine on E. Bidwell. Will be on the left in the little strip center.

[1Cobrat]

Well. . . . I would have liked to meet you all this saturday. . . . But I have a date with the upholstery shop. However, everything should be done for March. Sounds like there will be great turn out. FYI, it took me 8 weeks to get my custom plates last fall.