BAKED ALASKA – JEFFERSON AND RUMFORD THE SPY:In the course of researching Rumford and Jefferson I happened upon an interesting item regarding something Rumford developed and Jefferson served long before it was known to restauranteurs. Jefferson installed Rumford fireplaces at Monticello too.“One of the leading traitors of the American Revolution, Count Rumford (born plain Benjamin Thompson in Massachusetts), was indirectly responsible for the Baked Alaska. After a spying career on behalf of the .