The Best of Mayberry: The Best of the Best, Home Economists Tested Recipes

By Betty Conley Lyerly

Book Overview

Andy, Aunt Bea, Barney, and Floyd the barber--with The Best of Mayberry, you'll feel like you know them. Experience Andy's hometown through photographs and stories depicting the history and charm of Mount Airy, North Carolina, better known as Mayberry. In the collection of recipes--616 favorites from the Duke Power Company archives--author and home economist Betty Conley Lyerly brings Mayberry right to your dinnertable. After tasting classics like Snappy Lunch Pork Chop Sandwich, the Mayberry Celebrity recipes, and the fabulous collection of pound cakes, you'll know you've tasted The Best of Mayberry.

• Format: Spiral-bound
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0965051501
• ISBN13: 9780965051507
• Release Date: May 1997
• Publisher: Wimmer Cookbooks
• Length: 286 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.9" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

This a must-have for your cookbook collection!

With four printings in three years, this collection of over 600 recipes is a delight. The author, who has a degree in Home Economics, worked for Duke Power Company in North Carolina and shares the "best of the best" recipes from her 40-year career. Each section is highlighted by a photograph and information about Mt. Airy, North Carolina, so fans of Andy Griffith definitely will want this treasure. Kitchen tips and inspirational quotes are sprinkled throughout the 286-page, spiral-bound collection. "Eat til it ouches you!" aptly describes the yumminess of these recipes tested by home economists. You will use this book a lot!