Aunt Bee's Delightful Desserts -  This dessert book written by Ken Beck and Jim Clark boasts more than 350 recipes inspired by Aunt Bee Taylor (Frances Bavier), the efficient housekeeper and devoted foster mother of Opie Taylor (Ron Howard) on the rural sitcom THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW/CBS/1960-68. Aunt Bee's Delightful Desserts (Rutledge Hill Press, 1996) include recipes (gathered from devoted fans nationwide) for beverages, breads, cakes, candies, cookies, frosting, toppings, preserves, pies, cobblers, pastries, puddings and refrigerator treats. Peppered with black and white photographs and nostalgic snippets from the script of the original program, this cookbook is sure to be a favorite to the many devoted fans of the Mayberry mystique. Sample recipes include Wally's Bottle of Pop Float, Mayberry Hospitality Lemonade, Howard's Bachelor Pad Punch, Goober Beanie Zucchini Bread, Helen's Homemade Five-Pound Fruit Cake, Ernest T. Bass Rock Candy, Opie's Trick or Treat Cookies, Aunt Bee's Homemade Watermelon Rind Pickles, Fierless Fife Fruit Cocktail Dessert, Sarah's Steamed Cranberry Pudding, and Floyd's English Trifle. If you enjoy this book then read Aunt Bee's Mayberry Cookbook (Rutledge Press, 1991), the forerunner to this publication complete with everything from appetizers through desserts. See also - CITIES & TOWNS: "Mayberry"