![]() ![]() To further complicate matters, multiple sources claim that George Farren, a candy maker working at Fentons, is the true inventor of Rocky Road. Fentons Creamery is still around today in addition to ice cream, it serves burgers, hot dogs, and salads. In 1894, Eldridge Seth Fenton founded Fentons Creamery, and according to Fentons, Eldridge Seth’s grandson, Melvin Fenton, is responsible for creating Rocky Road, as well as Swiss Milk Chocolate and Toasted Almond. Another Oakland ice cream shop claims to be the inventor of Rocky Road. The story doesn’t stop with Edy’s and Dreyer’s, though. They have the same flavors, packaging, and brand identity, but Dreyer's is mostly sold in the western United States while Edy's is sold in the midwest and east. After some legal wrangling, it was agreed that Dreyer's would enter these new markets under the Edy's name. But as they started expanding across the country, they ran into difficulties with the east coast brand Breyers. In 1947, Edy and Dreyer parted ways, and the company was named after Dreyer. Dreyer and Edy supposedly replaced the walnuts with almonds and dubbed the flavor Rocky Road, alluding to the October 1929 stock market crash’s tumultuous effect on the economy. Dreyer reportedly used his wife’s sewing scissors to cut up pieces of marshmallow and walnuts, then added them to chocolate ice cream. By 1929, he had teamed up with Joseph Edy, a candy maker, to start an ice cream and candy company in Oakland, California. After a time in New York, he moved to California to learn the art of making ice cream, and in 1921, he opened an ice cream shop in Visalia, California. Although it’s clear that Rocky Road is a popular flavor, exactly who invented it depends on who you ask. The fun, decadent dessert combines chocolate ice cream with marshmallows and nuts (usually almonds) to create a delightful, frozen masterpiece. ![]() Along with mint chocolate chip, butter pecan, and cookies and cream (and perpetual stalwarts chocolate and vanilla), Rocky Road is one of America’s favorite ice cream flavors. ![]()
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