There is a business establishment called Sweetie Pies in my area of the country that is renown for its........you guessed it.......pies. This business has ascribed to the Business 101 tenet that you find your niche and run with it. Well, Sweetie Pies has. They bake multiple times per day, seven days a week 'in season'. Their selection is wide and varied, with fruit pies and cream pies standard. You can buy pie by the slice, you can buy 'Cutie Pies', which are miniature versions of their full-sized pies, and you can purchase the whole enchilada, too. They do not waste the leftover dough, but instead, roll it out and brush it with a cinnamon/sugar mixture before baking. Further leftover dough is made into tarts and tartlets, which are mini-mini, open-face pies.
If there is pie in heaven, then it surely must come from Sweetie Pies. The volume of business they do is impressive. This afternoon, when I went to pick up a full-size cherry pie, the little waiting area was crammed full with customers, all waiting to purchase something from Sweetie Pies. It took me almost thirty minutes before I was waited on. While I was standing in line, I saw person after person walk past me with whole, boxed pies, pie slices - some with ice cream and some without, many slices accompanied by a cup of coffee.
Adorning the walls were homemade, personally designed, dough rolling pins that are part of a fund-raising auction. Imaginations were flowing when these pins were designed. Many of them were painted, others adorned with glitter, rhinestones, fabric and other trinket-sized items. An eye feast to be sure.........not to mention the digestive feast that is always available at Sweetie Pies.
Diabetic? Not to worry! Sweetie Pies has you covered, too. There is truly something for everyone.......except, perhaps, for the gluten-intolerant. Oh yes, did I mention that they also take their famous flaky dough and make quiche with it?
Be sure to make Sweetie Pies in Door County, Wisconsin a stop on your next vacation there. You won't be disappointed, your taste buds will thank you but your waistline (or wasteline) may complain a bit.
Go for it. You'll be on vacation!
Ancora imparo
