These crisp, lacy rolled wafers are elegant for afternoon tea or to accompany a fruit dessert. They have been made for centuries in Britain, where they were often given as gifts by vendors at medieval fairs. Later they became an afternoon tea treat, filled with whipped cream.
Part of their appeal is the various pretty shapes – tubes, curls or baskets – that they can be formed into, and which can then be filled with cream and fruits, or a mousse mixture.