Lenona wrote:
> That is, does anyone know where you can order it for well under $1 per
> ounce? (Not fudge, mind you.)
>
> Russell Stover used to sell it in supermarkets. Not sure how much it
> weighed, but the box was the same size as the other 12-oz. boxes. You
> needed a knife to serve it, since it was one big block. (Maybe that's
> why I don't see it any more?)
>
> They still sell it online in 1.7 oz. pieces - the box is about 13 oz.
> for $11.99. No thank you!
>
> So, does anyone know where else you can order it online, since the
> only other option is to find the type of candy store where everything
> is under glass - and still pretty expensive? Thank you.
>
> (I DON'T care to make it myself - it's tiresome and the spatula never
> gets all the chocolate off the pan's walls.)
>
> Lenona.

If Rocky Road candy is like the ice cream of the same name, isn't it just
mini marshmallows and chopped nuts in chocolate? Couldn't be easier to make.
You don't even need a pan!

Just melt some of whatever kind of chocolate you prefer, stir the additional
stuff in, and turn it out on a piece of parchment or waxed paper to set. (Or
a silpat, if you have one.) If you think it will be too runny, just put a
bigger sheet of paper in a cake tin or whatever to hold the sides up. It
hardly matters whether the edges are neat, does it?

You might want to melt 2/3 of your chocolate in something like a big pyrex
measuring cup or bowl in the microwave, then stir in the remaining third,
finely chopped, and stir until melted. It should be somewhat cooled by then,
too, and thicker. Then stir in the marshmallows and nuts, and use a spatula
to scrape it onto the paper. Or you could do the same thing using a round
metal mixing bowl on a very low burner. You shouldn't have a problem with
anything sticking.