Meet the “factory” that makes Stockholm pies…

Someone new to the Stockholm Pie Company walked in last weekend and immediately asked, “What factory makes these pies?”

Kent, our friendly pie server, pointed to his fellow servers and said, “We are the factory that makes these pies.” 

Yes, we are the “factory” that hand makes each item sold in our little shop.  Each crust is individually stirred up and rolled out.  We don't use mixers to blend a crust; we mix it with a fork and a pastry blender.  A plain, old-fashioned rolling pin is our tool to roll out the crust.  We hand peel and slice our apples.  We only choose fresh apples; our apples have never seen the inside of a can.  We never pour any commercial pie fillings into our crusts.  We make cream pies with select ingredients that we mix up and cook on the stove.  We never have a box of pudding/pie filling in our kitchen.  The whipped cream on our cream pies comes from real cows, whipped up right here.  All of the ingredients in our pies are real and made by hand.

Amy's Handmade Bread for our sandwiches is stirred up and hand kneaded in our kitchen.  Amy has a patient touch with the bread, kneading until it is just right.  Imagine one of her freshly-baked 9 grain or cheddar chive buns with our pulled pork and homemade barbecue sauce!  Mmmm….

Fall brings back some our favorite things to eat – handmade apple dumplings and pumpkin pie.  Apple dumplings will be available the second weekend in September.  Have you tasted pumpkin pie made with honey?  Yum!  You can order that honeyed pumpkin pie now.  The pie will appear on our menu in October. 

Yes, Stockholm Pie Company is a small shop, but every single item on our shelves was hand made right here, all real and delicious, by our “factory” personnel.  Our goal is to have each item worth the time and effort you take to visit our shop.  Due to the popularity of our pies, we advise you to place an order ahead of your arrival and to come early.   

We'd love to see  you again,

Janet Garretson and staff

Stockholm Pie Company

Only during this season will you find...

As we move from summer to fall, the greens of summer are still gracing the Great River Road, the prettiest drive in America.  Our beautiful summer gardens are still awash with color, and, on a bright day, giant swallowtails continue to swarm to the zinnias and fall phlox.

The orchards are moving from early apple varieties such as Paula Red to mid-season varieties.  Special fall events, including the Lake Pepin Food, Wine, & Cider Festival, the fall art tour, and a two wonderful performances at Widespot, are imminent.  Watch for upcoming announcements of fall happenings.  The shops in the village are featuring items for fall.  Our eateries are offering tasty fall foods. 

Take a drive.  Stop in the village  Savor the apples, wines, ciders, and delicious foods available only during this season. 

We’d love to see you again,
Stockholm Merchants 

Treat your taste buds, your senses, and your curiosity….

Treat your taste buds, your senses, and your curiosity to the food, drink, and music at the Lake Pepin Food, Wine, and Cider Festival, September 21, at Maiden Rock Winery & Cidery, host of the event.  Randall Toenges, Chef Instructor C.E.C at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts, is overseeing the pairings of extraordinary ciders and wines with mouth-watering dishes.  Look at this menu.

• Charcuterie Plate

           o    Faux Gras Mousse on Toast with Caramelized Apples
           o    5-Spice Cured Duck Breast with Cider-Soy Glaze and Chinese Mustard
           o    Beet Cure Salmon on Potato Pancake with Watercress and Horseradish-Apple Slaw

• Field Greens with Smoked Blue Cheese, Crispy Onions, and Spicy Hard Cider Vinaigrette
• Cider Braised Pork Brisket with Root Vegetable Puree and Baby Kale
• Apple Turnover with Ice Cream

While you sip the cider and wine and savor the foods, relax to the music of Xibaba, a Brazilian jazz group featuring Mira and Tom Kehoe and Hans Friese.  You may even want to dance to some of the selections.  From intimate clubs to concert stages, Xibaba has performed through out North and South America.  Their performances include music, original compositions, theatre, and movement.

Appease your curiosity and learn tips and techniques for making hard cider and considerations for cooking with cider directly from the experts.  Reservations are required; make yours immediately.  Before September 1, tickets for adults are $35 plus tax and children under 12 are $15 plus tax.  After September 1, adult tickets are $50 plus tax and children’s tickets are $25 plus tax.  Click here to register online or call (715) 448-3502.  Find more information on the event here.

We’d love to have you join us!
Herdie, Carol, and Staff
Maiden Rock Winery & Cidery  

See the timeless gift left to Stockholm….

The original builders in Stockholm made use of the readily available limestone in the area.  They tapped into what glaciers didn’t touch.  That’s right, didn’t touch.  The prominent hillsides and bluffs of the river valley exist because the glaciers were not here.  Consequently, our area is called driftless.  It is unique to Wisconsin.   The glaciers’ absence gave a timeless gift of limestone to the original settlers and today’s owners. 

Harley of Stockholm Gardens recently used area rock to rebuild a bridge on the upriver side of the Stockholm.  He explained that the limestone must be manipulated with a hammer, chisel, and diamond cutter.  Julius Hanson, a 6’3” Norwegian immigrant, constructed the original bridge in 1912 with rocks from the immediate area.  Harley, a skilled stone wall designer, updated Julius’s bridge and created a stunning piece of rock work.  Take a look at it here.

Often today limestone is placed in gardens as a retaining wall and a handsome backdrop for plants.  Many years ago limestone was used as a foundation in barns, buildings, and homes.  Since limestone absorbs and releases moisture through the exposed stone, farmers whitewashed the inside of their barns for sanitation.   A number of buildings in Stockholm use limestone.  Ingebretsen’s is an all limestone building while TansyHus is an excellent example of a limestone foundation. 

After selling real estate for sixteen years in Los Angeles and seldom seeing old homes with good foundations, I was amazed the first time I saw the limestone foundation at TansyHus.  At a prominent corner of Mill and Second Streets, the house sits up a steep hill from Highway 35.  Built in 1904, Tansyhus’s nearly two foot thick solid limestone foundation appeared solid and straight.  It provided a remarkable base for the proud and majestic century-old home.   

Stop by and see TansyHus’s foundation up close on your next visit to Stockholm.  Appreciate the timeless gift of limestone from millions of years ago that is still important in our foundations, bridges, and gardens. 

We’d love to see you again,

John and Sandra Myklebust

TansyHus