The Chilling History of Ice Cream | Beyond the Menu

Uncover the sweet saga behind Rocky Road ice cream. We dive into this iconic treat’s roots to discover how the tumultuous 1920s, prohibition, and World War II all played a pivotal role in transforming ice cream into the ultimate American comfort food. From humble beginnings to becoming a nationwide sensation, explore how Rocky Road became not just a flavor, but a symbol of resilience and indulgence in the face of adversity.
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Thank you to Juliet Pries, owner of The Ice Cream Bar, for sharing her rocky road ice cream with marshmallow fluff!
📖 Chapters:
00:00 Introductions
01:10: Refrigeration innovation
02:00 Why ice cream was hard to get
02:30 Ice cream history is extensive
02:50 Juliet shows us Rocky Road ingredients
03:24 Dreyer’s V.S Fenton’s: Dreyer’s side
03:53 Dreyer’s V.S Fenton’s: Fenton’s side
04:41 Juliet makes the marshmallow fluff
05:11 Marshmallow used to come from a plant
05:54 How The Great Depression gave us Rocky Road
07:22 Ice Cream helped soldiers during WWII
08:02 Mixing the base
09:08 Adding in almond bark and marshmallow fluff
09:29 Tasting Rocky Road
Read more:
Who Invented Rocky Road ice cream. It’s complicated
qz.com/quartzy/1376713/who-in...
How Ice Cream helped America win a war
www.theatlantic.com/health/ar...
Thomas Jefferson’s Original Ice Cream Recipe
www.loc.gov/resource/mtj1.056...
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About Beyond The Menu:
The story of the food on your plate is more than just the recipe. Each ingredient and every cooking technique goes back hundreds if not thousands of years, traversing the globe on a wildly delicious cross-cultural adventure. In KQED’s new digital food series Beyond The Menu, host Cecilia Phillips interviews chefs, authors, and other experts to dig up surprising facts on the cultural pathways of some of our favorite dishes. It’s a history show, it’s a mystery series, it’s a celebration of multicultural cuisine, sometimes it’s even a science program, all set against the backdrop of mouth-watering food cinematography.
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TIL Rocky Road gave Americans a taste of something sweet during the Great Depression, a a time when so many other things were getting worse. The name is making a lot of sense now...
Ice cream is still a favorite pick-me-up treat today. What's your go-to ice cream flavor when it's time to self-soothe?

[@rikomatic]

Not a rocky road fan, but this video made me want to give it another shot. And I love the Ice Cream Bar! Such a great neighborhood spot in Cole Valley.

[@fourthgirl]

My middle-son's favorite flavor.

[@vanzarockin]

Ice Cream Bar and Fenton's?! My faves o' the bay!

[@mikaylajbmartin]

Same!!

[@chrisandersen5635]

Fantastic series Cecilia. Fun and informative. Keep up the great work ❤️😎