Wafer Iron

This post is related to what was featured last week. This interesting device is known as a wafer iron and dates from the late 1700s to the early 1800s. It is a cousin to the waffle iron that was presented previously. The iron was heated in the fireplace while a stiff dough was produced. A ball of dough was placed on one of the heated paddles and the device was closed, cooking the dough. This produced a thin crispy wafer similar to a french crepe. An iron like this would have been found in a more affluent home in the colonies and this one may have traveled over the mountains with the early settlers to Tennessee. Want to see one of these in action? Click on the video to view a cooking demonstration showing how this iron was utilized.