In this April 17, 2014 photo provided by the Queens Economic Development Corporation, the actual pitcher and waffle iron used to make the waffles that Maurice, Rose and their daughter MariePaule introduced to the American public sit on a table in their home in the Forest Hills section of the Queens borough of New York. Fifty years ago the family from Belgium made Belgian waffles; topped with fresh whipped cream, powdered sugar and sliced strawberries, and served them to visitors to the 1964 World’s Fair. (AP Photo/Queens Economic Development Corporation, Rob MacKAy)
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