Did you know that American soldiers in WWII were fueled by a steady supply of ice cream? While other countries banned ice cream during the war, the US recognized it as a staple of American life as it had become a substitute for alcohol during Prohibition.
Author Matt Siegel
@matt.siegel.author filled us in on this wild history while Juliet Pries of the
@icecreambar.sf showed us how to make one of the era’s most popular flavors (and an Oakland invention!), Rocky Road.
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