National Rocky Road Day is annually observed on June 2 with tremendous zeal and enthusiasm. This day honours the distinctive flavour of ice cream and dessert. This flavour is sold not only in the United States and Australia, but also in India, China, Japan, South Africa, and many others.
The background of National Rocky Road Day
In 1853, the first rocky road dessert was produced in Australia. Due to the lengthy voyage from Europe, a number of entrepreneurs combined these spoiled candies with locally obtainable nuts. In addition, they added low-quality chocolate and then attempted to salvage them rather than discarding them. It was actually quite clever.
The name was a reference to the stony path that was used by travellers to reach the goldfields. The name stayed because the dessert resembled a road filled with rocks and potholes.
Decades later, the delicacy was transformed into ice cream: rocky road ice cream. In Oakland in 1929, William Dreyer invented it. He created an ice cream with the same ingredients as the original delicacy. It was designed to elevate the spirits of those who were severely affected by the Wall Street Crash and the Great Depression of the 1930s. The ice cream’s name was chosen to bring a smile to people’s expressions. ‘Share a scoop, share a smile’ was the slogan used for this delicacy at the time.
Additionally, George Farren asserted that he invented rocky road ice cream. It is said that he didn’t do much, simply blending a candy bar and chocolate ice cream in a mixer to produce the flavour of the creamy dessert.
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5 OUTRAGEOUS FACTS ABOUT ICE CREAM
One gallon of ice cream requires a total of 12 pounds of milk.
The average American consumes 48 containers of ice cream per year, which is significantly more than any other country.
On average, 50 nibbles are required to consume a single-scoop ice cream cone.
The United States is the nation that consumes the most ice cream, followed by Australia and Norway.
Probably for the very first time, a recipe for ice cream was recorded in 1665.
NATIONAL ROCKY ROAD DAY DATES
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | June 2 | Friday |
| 2024 | June 2 | Sunday |
| 2025 | June 2 | Monday |
| 2026 | June 2 | Tuesday |
| 2027 | June 2 | Wednesday |
