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Ball Jar Museum

Philip Robinson began his jar collection in 1971 after finding an old Hossier jar on a church property. His collection grew to more than 4,000 fruit jars and 58 kerosene lanterns during the next 37 years. (Read more)

Indiana Pizza

Indiana is a prime location for pizza businesses to get their start, and at least five “mid-size”-to-national franchises have found their start in the Hoosier State. (Read more)

Clabber Girl

If you're a baker, you'll recognize the name of this Indiana company – Clabber Girl. Clabber Girl Baking Powder grew out of the manufacturing business of Hulman and Co., a wholesaler of general merchandise and grocery products. The original Hulman family-owned wholesale grocery business opened in 1849 and had six floors that shoppers could walk around and buy products. (Read more)

Chocolates from scratch

In an industry directed toward mass production, there is an East Central Indiana candy producer that focuses on quality, not quantity. Chocolatiers create fine chocolates and candies with fresh ingredients and old-fashioned skills. (Sweet Temptations Trail)

Sugar Cream Pie, The State Pie

Sugar Cream Pie is the official Hoosier State Pie, honoring the late Mr. Duane ‘Wick” Wickersham and his family business in Winchester for manufacturing Wick’s Sugar Cream Pies. (Hoosier Pie Trail)