What’s a Waffle Cone?

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A waffle cone is a type of pastry. It is made from a thin waffle that has been rolled so that it has a narrow point at one end and a large opening at the other. A waffle cone will usually have ice cream, frozen custard, or soft serve placed inside it. It is considered part of the larger family of ice cream cone pastries.

The waffle cone is considered to be the original style of the ice cream cone. New York City street vendors are said to have started selling ice cream in various types of edible bowls and cups in the 1890s; the ice cream cone, however, didn’t become popular until the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in 1904. The event, also known as the St. Louis World’s Fair, was where ice cream cones became known to the world.

The oft-told legend of the invention of the ice cream cone states that an ice cream vendor at the World’s Fair ran out of plates to serve his desserts. Next to the ice cream vendor’s stall was that of Ernest A. Hamwi, a Syrian immigrant who sells the waffle-like dessert zalabia. Hamwi reportedly rolled one of his zalabia into a cone, placed the neighbor’s ice cream in it, and solved the other vendor’s problem. In doing so, he also invented one of America’s favorite desserts – or so the legend goes.

There are other types of ice cream cones besides the waffle cone. Pie cones, pretzel cones, and sugar cones are all popular types of ice cream cones. Styles may also differ. Cone cups are similar to ice cream cones, but have a flat bottom instead of a cone tip. Kiddy cones are simply smaller versions of ice cream cones.

Waffle cones have other culinary uses besides holding ice cream. Flipped and frozen, they can be used as towers, trees, and other cone-shaped objects on gingerbread cakes and houses. They also make pointy hats for the confection clowns and can be used as an edible medium for other culinary creations.

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