My question is: What the Hell is a Belgian waffle and why have they replaced good ol' American waffles and why the heck can't I find one single new American waffle patterned waffle iron!??
Seriously, is a Belgian waffle a different animal, recipe wise, from the classic American waffle (CAW) and so requires the different waffle pattern? Or is it just some sort of foo-foo marketing ploy to wow red-state'rs?
If by a CAW you mean the cold rubbery things served in American waffle and pancake houses, you are better off with the hot crisp and far tastier Belgian waffles. The thicker Belgian waffles, with the deeper grid, holds much more of any topping than puny CAWs. Can't imagine why you'd prefer the wimpier American version.
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"Ooooh! Edgar ...let's take a chance and have Belgian waffles"!
I just want plain ol' egg and oil and flour (Bisquick if need be!) and buttermilk waffles. Seems like the only remnant of CAW's is those atrocious waffle facsimilies in the freezer case at the supermarket. In fact, I don't know who's done more to kill off CAW's, Belgium or Eggo. Grrrrrr......
If by a CAW you mean the cold rubbery things served in American waffle and pancake houses.....
No, no... I'm talking about buttermilk waffles. Whole 'nuther animal. None of those krudsteze boat anchors you're thinking of.
LOL! Is that what they are? But they 'cooks' are pouring batter into waffle irons, so must not be the frozen waffles. Only once have I had good pancakes in a pancake/waffle restaurant in the US. Some nameless place just off Interstate 80, although I couldn't tell you in what state :p Round about 4 am, the place was busy and the young lad running the griddle was a genius! The best Japanese sushi chefs weren't more efficient or fun to watch. The pancakes were hot, of course, light and tasty too!
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Actually, it's anti-papists that would be parochial. Papists would be catholic, ergo universal. Stop trying to improvise and stick to the script I sent you ;-)
In olden days, the Catholic schools were referred to as Parochial, at least here on the tundra
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"Michel Boucher" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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Actually, it's anti-papists that would be parochial. Papists would be catholic, ergo universal. Stop trying to improvise and stick to the script I sent you ;-)
In olden days, the Catholic schools were referred to as Parochial, at least here on the tundra
Because the school was a parish institution, likely. It was used in a descriptive, not a derogatory sense.
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"del cecchi" <[email hidden]> wrote in news:33k2tuF3vis3nU1 @individual.net:
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"Michel Boucher" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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Actually, it's anti-papists that would be parochial. Papists would be catholic, ergo universal. Stop trying to improvise and stick to the script I sent you ;-)
In olden days, the Catholic schools were referred to as Parochial, at least here on the tundra
Because the school was a parish institution, likely. It was used in a descriptive, not a derogatory sense.
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Yes... most places I've lived the term parochial was used for any church-run school.
