As many of the region's early settlers had emigrated from Ireland, Dublin takes its name from that home country's capital. Laurens County obtained most of its territory from Wilkinson County in 1807, though the part east of Dublin, the county seat, sat in Washington County until 1811. The county's name commemorates Colonel John Laurens of South Carolina, aide-de-camp to General George Washington and son of the president of the Continental Congress.
A stroopwafel (. [ËstroËpÊaËfÉl]. ; English translation: syrup waffle or treacle waffle) is a waffle made from two thin layers of baked dough with a caramel-like syrup filling in the middle.It is popular in the Netherlands.They were first made in the Dutch city of Gouda.n the 19th century, there were around 100 syrup waffle bakers in Gouda, which was the only city in which they were made until 1870. After 1870 they were also made at parties and in markets outside the city of Gouda. In the 20th century, factories started to make stroopwafels.
One story ascribes the invention of the stroopwafel to the baker Gerard Kamphuisen, which would date the first stroopwafels somewhere between 1810, the year when he opened his bakery, and 1840, the year of the oldest known recipe for syrup waffles.ne story ascribes the invention of the stroopwafel to the baker Gerard Kamphuisen, which would date the first stroopwafels somewhere between 1810, the year when he opened his bakery, and 1840, the year of the oldest known recipe for syrup waffles.