That is the official story from Dreyer’s, too, and William Dreyer - working with candy maker Joseph Edy - came up with the slogan “Share a scoop, share a smile.” Rocky Road is still one of the most popular ice cream flavors in the U.S. Dreyer for starting the whole idea of new ice cream flavors.” “Rocky Road becomes America’s first blockbuster ice cream flavor after chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry. Aha!'” Herpich exclaimed to the tour group as she handed out little cups of Rocky Road for us to sample. “So William Dreyer decides ‘what I want to do is make a new ice cream flavor that puts a smile on people's faces during this rocky road of life. Shantytowns consequently developed along Oakland’s waterfront. The street is home to the original headquarters of Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream, which was founded in 1928.Ī year after its opening, the American stock market crashed. He loved making ice cream and so he made it out of a candy shop,” said Local Tour Adventures guide Lauren Herpich, whom I joined for an ice cream tour of College Avenue - a tiny shopping district running through North Oakland. “So the real story goes: there was a man named William Dreyer. An Antidote to the Great Depression Tour guide Lauren Herpich, of Local Food Adventures, holds up historical photos as she gives an ice cream tour of Oakland's Rockridge neighborhood. The one certain thing is that the flavor was invented in Oakland, California. The invention of Rocky Road in the 1920s changed the ice cream game with “mix-ins”: adding the bumpy texture of nuts, and the soft, pillowy chew of marshmallows.Įven though nearly a century has passed since Rocky Road was invented, it is still beloved and immortalized by the likes of "Weird Al" Yankovic:īut there’s still a dispute over just who thought up the recipe for Rocky Road ice cream: Fenton’s Creamery or Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream. It’s hard to imagine in this era of salted caramel and matcha tea, but there was a time when the American ice cream palate was limited to chocolate, vanilla and strawberry.
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