NATIONAL ROCKY ROAD DAY

NATIONAL ROCKY ROAD DAY

National Rocky Road Day on June 2 celebrates the combination of chocolate ice cream, marshmallows, and nuts all in one! Whether you like Rocky Road ice cream in a bowl, on a cone, or straight out of the container, we know this delicious food holiday is going to be a big celebration.

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Although Rocky Road comes in many variations, traditionally, the ice cream includes chocolate ice cream, nuts, and marshmallows. Today, there are variations with vanilla ice cream, chocolate chips, and almonds.

People have been enjoying this delicious combination for many years. There are varying accounts of the origin of this ice cream, as there often is with the creation of something new. Sometime during the late 1920s, William Dreyer used inspiration from his partner Joseph Edy's chocolate candy to make rocky road ice cream. Dryer did something he was probably told a hundred times not to do. He used his wife's sewing scissors to chop up marshmallows and walnuts and added them to chocolate ice cream. Of course, it tasted good, so he was probably forgiven for using her good sewing shears for anything but fabric!

Another who laid claim to the creation of rocky road ice cream was George Farren. He had simply blended a candy bar into chocolate ice cream creating the creamy dessert.

HOW TO ENJOY ROCKY ROAD DAY

Enjoy a bowl of Rocky Road Ice Cream, some Rocky Road candy bars, cake, or other Rocky Road dessert! Use #RockyRoadDay to post on social media.

NATIONAL ROCKY ROAD DAY HISTORY

National Day Calendar continues researching the origins of this ice cream holiday. But don't worry, there are plenty of other ice cream holidays in June to explore: