英语词汇rocky road的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	rocky road
词源	rocky road. The variety of ice cream, consisting of chunks of chocolate ice cream, marshmallows, and almonds, was origi- nally the name of a candy bar in the Great Depression years. Both the candy and the ice cream that took its name were meant to symbolize the rocky road people had before them in hard times, making the hard times easier by joking about them.
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