Rocky road ice cream is a

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flavored

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. Though there are variations from the original flavor, it traditionally comprises

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, nuts, and whole or diced

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History

According to one source, the flavor was created in March 1929 by William Dreyer in

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when he cut up

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s and marshmallows with his wife's sewing

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and added them to his chocolate ice cream in a manner that reflected how his partner

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's chocolate candy creation incorporated walnuts and marshmallow pieces. Later, the walnuts would be replaced by pieces of toasted

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. After the

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, Dreyer and Edy gave the flavor its current name "to give folks something to smile about in the midst of the Great Depression. " Alternatively,

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in Oakland claims that William Dreyer based his recipe on a Rocky Road-style ice cream flavor invented by his friend, Fentons' George Farren, who blended his own Rocky Road-style candy bar into ice cream; however, Dreyer substituted almonds for walnuts. The original Rocky Road ice cream used chocolate ice cream with no chocolate chip pieces. By blending numerous ingredients such as chocolate ice cream, nuts, and marshmallows, the rocky road flavor was one of the first types to mix in the materials together. This style was developed by Dreyer's lead chemical engineer and dairy chef Noah Holladay and proved difficult to produce due to the nature of freezing and preserving various mixed ingredients. Over the years after the inception of the flavor, many companies would try to imitate or mix in other ingredients such as various nuts, fruits, and toppings, but the original combination proved to be the most popular.

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