Happy National Waffle Day

HAPPY NATIONAL WAFFLE DAY (not to be confused with International Waffle Day on March 25th)
According to Mr.Breakfast.com:
National Waffle Day (August 24) is the anniversary of the first U.S. patent for a waffle iron. Cornelius Swarthout of Troy, New York received his patent for a "device to bake waffles" in 1869. His early waffle iron was used in conjunction with coal stoves, consisted of a