Jim Clark (3) (1960–)

If you are looking for recipes that Aunt Bee Taylor was seen preparing and serving on The Andy Griffith Show for nostalgia’s sake, you are out of luck. If you are looking for recipes that belong to actress Frances Bavier, who played Aunt Bee, for curiosity’s sake, you are also out of luck. If you don’t mind recipes that would have appeared in a church cookbook or a women’s magazine in the 1960s, this is the cookbook for you.

These are recipes they somehow garnered from home cooks, as show more Tastes Like Home does. Be prepared for lots of “salad dressing” (a.k.a Miracle Whip), Velveeta, cream of mushroom soup, corn syrup, gelatin and canned vegetables. The cookbook does contain some interesting recipes, although you’re unlikely to make them: barbecued raccoon (I kid you not!), venison, two versions of owl pie (is killing owls even legal anymore?), alligator and persimmon pudding. I did enjoy a trip down memory lane with recipes for Russian tea, Chicken à la King, Chicken Chow Mein, Grasshopper Pie, real mincemeat, Baked Alaska, Nesselrode Pie (whatever that was) and more. Definitely worth reading, even if the recipes are pretty dated. show less

I love cooking and cookbooks. I own hundreds, (something my boyfriend doesn't really understand though he appreciates it. He likes eating.). I really do read them before I begin using them. I enjoyed this cookbook and not only for the recipes. The recipes are mainly easy and delicious ones, some familiar, others not. What I really enjoyed about this cookbook was the photos and trivia from cowboys I grew up watching on tv or at the movies or listened to on the radio. It is a really fun and show more useful cookbook. I would recommend it to anyone who loves westerns, cooking and eating. show less

I'm slightly embarrassed to say I've never actually watched The Andy Griffith Show. I know who most of the main characters are, though.....

I checked this out of the library, just because I love cookbooks so much. I didn't end up making any of the recipes, because my kids are such picky eaters. But what I loved about the book were the pictures and captions and little blurbs from the stories... It was enough to make me regret not having watched the show! Maybe I'll borrow some of my show more brother-in-law's DVDs.... show less

A fun little book about the greatest television sitcom of all time. Really, it is. The book serves as a guide and alot of in-jokes for devoted viewers. There is an episode guide; a list of every character ever mentioned; main character biographies; and a bunch of pictures, most of them publicity stills instead of production stills (the only minor quibble). Continuity with Mayberry R.F.D., Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., and the (I think poor) 1986 reunion show is ignored. The major quibble is that show more this is a show guide, so it doesn't discuss the show as a piece of television, i.e. production, casting, writing, history, etc. Still, for lovers of the Andy Griffith Show, it is a nice romp down memory lane. show less