Waffles and Ice Cream

When Michele and I were little, Noni used to make whatever we wanted to eat. Some days we would get fresh from the pan fried dough and a plate of powered sugar to coat the little suckers. I can remember eating soft boiled egg with toast. Waffles were one of my favorite. Her waffle iron made 4 rectangular waffles that were nice and thin so they would get crisp. Not like these Belgian giants you see everywhere today. You could cut the waffles into strips and dip them, or build with them, depending on your mood. But these tasty treats were best when they had a ice cream between them. There always seemed to be a box of Neapolitan ice cream in the house ready to be cut into slabs and serve on two piping hot waffles. You had to eat it pretty quickly because cold ice cream and hot waffle didn't play nice. The ice cream would get melty and the waffle soggy if you weren't quick.