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Remember the Pickle Story on “The Andy Griffith Show?”

Clara holds the honor of winning the blue ribbon for the best pickles at the Mayberry county fair 12 years running and also wins first place in the Mayberry flower show.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clara_Edwards

But because Andy and Barney can’t eat all of Aunt Bea’s “kerosene” pickles, they refill her canning jars with store bought pickles and that sets up the story line of “best in show” pickles at the Mayberry Show.

Clara Edwards’ to Andy when he tastes her pickles and realizes how good they are:

Clara explained that when her husband was alive, he had loved her pickles. She then asked Andy if he had ever seen her scrapbook. She took it out and showed him her blue ribbons for each of the 11 years she had won the pickle contest at the fair, and said, “Whenever I get discouraged or lonely, I take out my book and look at my ribbons. I don’t know how to explain it, but it’s a great comfort to know that there’s something I can do. You must think I’m just putting on airs, but I do try to make my pickles better every year. It means so much to me.”

http://landrumhrblog.com/2010/10/19/the-pickle-story/

(So Andy and Barney have to eat up ALL the store bought pickles Bea believes are hers so that she’ll make another batch of “kerosene” pickles that will be her entry in the fair.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZvImY36fd0&feature=player_embedded