Exhibit 24

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

             I, Robert C. Sledd, do hereby constitute and appoint David B. Kewer
and Thomas M.  Mishoe,  Jr., my true and lawful  attorneys-in-fact,  any of whom
acting singly is hereby  authorized  for me and in my name and on my behalf as a
director and/or officer of Eskimo Pie Corporation (the "Company"), to act and to
execute any and all instruments as such attorneys or attorney deems necessary or
advisable  to enable the Company to comply with the  Securities  Exchange Act of
1934, and any rules, regulations, policies or requirements of the Securities and
Exchange  Commission (the  "Commission") in respect thereof,  in connection with
the preparation and filing with the Commission of the Company's Annual Report on
Form  10-K  for  the  fiscal  year  ended  December  31,  1999,  and any and all
amendments  to such Report,  together with such other  supplements,  statements,
instruments  and  documents  as such  attorneys  or attorney  deem  necessary or
appropriate.

             I do hereby  ratify and confirm all my said  attorneys  or attorney
shall do or cause to be done by the virtue hereof.

             WITNESS the execution hereof this 27th day of January, 2000.

                                                   /s/  Robert C. Sledd
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                                                       Robert C. Sledd






                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

             I, Judith B. McBee, do hereby constitute and appoint David B. Kewer
and Thomas M.  Mishoe,  Jr., my true and lawful  attorneys-in-fact,  any of whom
acting singly is hereby  authorized  for me and in my name and on my behalf as a
director and/or officer of Eskimo Pie Corporation (the "Company"), to act and to
execute any and all instruments as such attorneys or attorney deems necessary or
advisable  to enable the Company to comply with the  Securities  Exchange Act of
1934, and any rules, regulations, policies or requirements of the Securities and
Exchange  Commission (the  "Commission") in respect thereof,  in connection with
the preparation and filing with the Commission of the Company's Annual Report on
Form  10-K  for  the  fiscal  year  ended  December  31,  1999,  and any and all
amendments  to such Report,  together with such other  supplements,  statements,
instruments  and  documents  as such  attorneys  or attorney  deem  necessary or
appropriate.

             I do hereby  ratify and confirm all my said  attorneys  or attorney
shall do or cause to be done by the virtue hereof.

             WITNESS the execution hereof this 3rd day of February, 2000.

                                                   /s/  Judith B. McBee
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                                                       Judith B. McBee






                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

             I, F.  Claiborne  Johnston,  Jr., do hereby  constitute and appoint
David B. Kewer and Thomas M. Mishoe, Jr., my true and lawful  attorneys-in-fact,
any of whom acting singly is hereby  authorized  for me and in my name and on my
behalf as a director and/or officer of Eskimo Pie Corporation  (the  "Company"),
to act and to execute  any and all  instruments  as such  attorneys  or attorney
deems necessary or advisable to enable the Company to comply with the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, and any rules,  regulations,  policies or  requirements of
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") in respect thereof, in
connection  with the preparation and filing with the Commission of the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended  December 31, 1999, and any
and all  amendments  to such  Report,  together  with  such  other  supplements,
statements,  instruments  and  documents  as such  attorneys  or  attorney  deem
necessary or appropriate.

             I do hereby  ratify and confirm all my said  attorneys  or attorney
shall do or cause to be done by the virtue hereof.

             WITNESS the execution hereof this 25th day of January, 2000.

                                                 /s/  F. Claiborne Johnston, Jr.
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                                                      F. Claiborne Johnston, Jr.






                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

             I, Wilson H. Flohr,  Jr., do hereby constitute and appoint David B.
Kewer and Thomas M. Mishoe,  Jr., my true and lawful  attorneys-in-fact,  any of
whom acting singly is hereby  authorized  for me and in my name and on my behalf
as a director and/or officer of Eskimo Pie Corporation (the  "Company"),  to act
and to execute any and all  instruments  as such  attorneys  or  attorney  deems
necessary  or  advisable  to enable the  Company to comply  with the  Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, and any rules,  regulations,  policies or  requirements of
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") in respect thereof, in
connection  with the preparation and filing with the Commission of the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended  December 31, 1999, and any
and all  amendments  to such  Report,  together  with  such  other  supplements,
statements,  instruments  and  documents  as such  attorneys  or  attorney  deem
necessary or appropriate.

             I do hereby  ratify and confirm all my said  attorneys  or attorney
shall do or cause to be done by the virtue hereof.

             WITNESS the execution hereof this 8th day of February, 2000.

                                                   /s/  Wilson H. Flohr, Jr.
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                                                       Wilson H. Flohr, Jr.






                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

             I, Daniel J.  Ludeman,  do hereby  constitute  and appoint David B.
Kewer and Thomas M. Mishoe,  Jr., my true and lawful  attorneys-in-fact,  any of
whom acting singly is hereby  authorized  for me and in my name and on my behalf
as a director and/or officer of Eskimo Pie Corporation (the  "Company"),  to act
and to execute any and all  instruments  as such  attorneys  or  attorney  deems
necessary  or  advisable  to enable the  Company to comply  with the  Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, and any rules,  regulations,  policies or  requirements of
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") in respect thereof, in
connection  with the preparation and filing with the Commission of the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended  December 31, 1999, and any
and all  amendments  to such  Report,  together  with  such  other  supplements,
statements,  instruments  and  documents  as such  attorneys  or  attorney  deem
necessary or appropriate.

             I do hereby  ratify and confirm all my said  attorneys  or attorney
shall do or cause to be done by the virtue hereof.

             WITNESS the execution hereof this 14th day of February, 2000.

                                                   /s/  Daniel J. Ludeman
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                                                       Daniel J. Ludeman






                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

             I, Arnold H.  Dreyfuss,  do hereby  constitute and appoint David B.
Kewer and Thomas M. Mishoe,  Jr., my true and lawful  attorneys-in-fact,  any of
whom acting singly is hereby  authorized  for me and in my name and on my behalf
as a director and/or officer of Eskimo Pie Corporation (the  "Company"),  to act
and to execute any and all  instruments  as such  attorneys  or  attorney  deems
necessary  or  advisable  to enable the  Company to comply  with the  Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, and any rules,  regulations,  policies or  requirements of
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") in respect thereof, in
connection  with the preparation and filing with the Commission of the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended  December 31, 1999, and any
and all  amendments  to such  Report,  together  with  such  other  supplements,
statements,  instruments  and  documents  as such  attorneys  or  attorney  deem
necessary or appropriate.

             I do hereby  ratify and confirm all my said  attorneys  or attorney
shall do or cause to be done by the virtue hereof.

             WITNESS the execution hereof this 25th day of January, 2000.

                                                   /s/  Arnold H. Dreyfuss
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                                                       Arnold H. Dreyfuss