Exhibit 99.1



                  RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

                 OF ESKIMO PIE CORPORATION ON SEPTEMBER 8, 1999



         RESOLVED,  that the Board of Directors has concluded  that it is in the
best interest of the Company and all of its shareholders to pursue all strategic
alternatives to maximize shareholder value on an expedited basis, including sale
of the Company as a whole, or of strategic parts; and further

         RESOLVED,  that in order to  implement  this  strategy  the Board  will
pursue  immediately  negotiations with the Lieberman group with respect to their
offer and will cause the Company's  investment  bankers to pursue other possible
bidders for the Company,  as a whole, or any of its strategic parts provided the
after-tax  effect of a strategic  breakup is deemed to be at least as beneficial
to shareholders as a sale of the Company as a whole; and further

         RESOLVED,   that  the  Board's  objective  would  be  to  have  binding
agreements  relating  to the sale of the  Company or a  significant  part of its
assets in effect by December 15, 1999; and

         RESOLVED,  that  if  consummation  of  the  sale  of the  Company  or a
significant  part of its assets cannot be achieved  prior to the Company's  next
annual  meeting in April,  2000,  the  directors  would provide any holder of at
least  five  percent  of the  outstanding  shares the  opportunity  to  nominate
directors for election at that annual meeting with the  understanding  that none
of the current  directors  would stand for  re-election  unless  nominated by at
least one of such shareholders.