Editing Surry County, North Carolina (section)

==Culture==
Surry County is apparently home to the fictitious community of [[Mayberry]] from "[[The Andy Griffith Show]]", which aired from 1960 through 1968. Andy Griffith reportedly used many things from his hometown in his TV town. Now guests can experience what it was like living in Mayberry by visiting the Andy Griffith Museum, stopping by Andy's homeplace, getting a trim at Floyd's barbershop, taking a ride in a replica Mayberry Squad Car, or even grabbing a bite to eat at [http://www.thesnappylunch.com/ Snappy Lunch]. Every year in September the city holds the "Mayberry Days" celebration, where fans can come and enjoy the town together.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.visitmayberry.com/category/attractions/mayberry/|title=Mayberry « Visit Mayberry|website=www.visitmayberry.com|language=en-US|access-date=March 17, 2018}}</ref>

A dish, sonker, is made in Surry County and surrounding areas in North Carolina, and is thought to have originated in the county in the mid-1800s.<ref name= moose/> Similar to [[Cobbler (food)|cobbler]], it is a pie made of dough with a fruit or sweet potato filling and baked.<ref name= moose/><ref name= raskin>{{cite web| url = https://www.theassemblync.com/culture/food/ncculinary-trail/| title = Culinary Trails, To You| last = Raskin| first = Hanna| date = October 27, 2023| website = The Assembly| access-date = October 27, 2023}}</ref> It is traditionally served with "dip", a vanilla cream sauce.<ref>{{cite news| last = McElveen| first = Katie| title = What Is a Sonker and How Did It Get That Unusual Name?| newspaper = Southern Living| date = August 2, 2022| url = https://www.southernliving.com/food/what-is-a-sonker| access-date = October 27, 2023}}</ref> Since 1980, Mount Airy has hosted an annual sonker festival,<ref name= moose>{{cite news| last = Moose| first = Debbie| title = The Sonkers of Surry County| newspaper = Our State| date = September 26, 2022| url = https://www.ourstate.com/the-sonkers-of-surry-county/| access-date = May 16, 2023}}</ref> and sonkers are often made to cater to tourism.<ref name= raskin/> Ground steak—principally a sandwich consisting of ground beef or chuck, flour, salt, and pepper mixed with water or milk—is exclusive to the county, maintaining enduring popularity among locals since the Great Depression, when it was developed as means of stretching supplies of beef.<ref name= raskin/><ref>{{cite news| last = Johnson | first = Jessica| title = Ground steak sandwiches: a unique local tradition| newspaper = The Mount Airy News| date = April 29, 2014| url = https://www.mtairynews.com/ground-steak-sandwiches-a-unique-local-tradition/article_d8ba6fda-5fee-57f6-9d8b-542a0273fcaa.html| access-date = October 27, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| last = Tomlin| first = Jimmy| title = The Sandwich of Surry County| newspaper = Our State| date = March 25, 2024| url = https://www.ourstate.com/ground-steak-sandwich-surry-county/| access-date = January 25, 2025}}</ref>