Wick's Pies

Back in 1944, Duane “Wick'' Wickersham opened a small cafe inside an Indiana factory to serve lunch to its employees. He relied on many of his grandmother’s recipes, including one for a classic Indiana specialty, Sugar Cream Pie. It proved to be so popular that the following year he opened a restaurant in downtown Winchester, and his pies were such a hit that he started selling them out of his Buick. Within four years he was selling 300 of his pies every day, and Wick’s Pies was on its way to becoming one of Indiana’s most beloved pie makers.

All of Wick’s pies are still made according to those same family recipes (including crusts made with lard), and many of the family-run company’s 70 employees have been with them for upwards of 30 years. Wick’s three children all spent years with the company, and when Wick retired in 1986, he opened a restaurant for her named Mrs. Wick's; it’s a cornerstone of the community to this day, making 36 varieties of pie daily.