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Lala's Legacy: Ice Box Rolls, Cinnamon Roll Style

Lala's Ice Box rolls aren't just your every day run of the mill dinner rolls.  They are so special that they are typically only made once a year, as part of the Thanksgiving feast.  And my Grandma made not only dinner rolls (clover leaf are perfect with this recipe), but she also made half the dough into a sweet roll.  I decided to focus on the sweet roll.   Each time I make these, I'm so amazed at how big, airy, and delicious they are.  My Mom makes many things well, but Lala's Ice Box Rolls are the exception to the rule.  And of course, like almost every recipe in Lala's arsenal, I do not remember a time when she made these rolls.  As for my Mom, I have an idea of where things go awry.  The problems occur at any one of these junctures: margarine instead of butter (have to keep it Pareve for the sake of a meat meal), non-dairy creamer instead of milk, old/spent yeast packets, making ahead and freezing, boxed mashed potatoes instead of fresh made, over ba