Exhibit 23

             Consent of Independent Auditors, Ernst & Young LLP

We consent to the  incorporation by reference in (a) the Registration  Statement
(Form S-8 No.  33-58576)  pertaining to the 1992 Incentive  Stock Plan of Eskimo
Pie Corporation  and (b) the  Registration  Statement  (Form S-8 No.  333-24893)
pertaining to the Eskimo Pie  Corporation  1996 Incentive Stock Plan, the Eskimo
Pie  Corporation  Savings  Plan and the Eskimo Pie  Corporation  Employee  Stock
Purchase  Plan  of  our  report  dated  March  2,  2000,  with  respect  to  the
consolidated  financial  statements,  as  amended,  of  Eskimo  Pie  Corporation
included in this Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 1999.

                                              /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP


Richmond, Virginia
March 21, 2000