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At a homestead owned by four generations of Landins since 1884, Bea's Ho-Made Products is located 1/2 mile east of Gills Rock on Hwy. 42. The canning business started quite by accident. In 1962, the Landin's oldest daughter Linda, started selling cherries from a picnic table by the roadside. The following year she included an over supply of beans and cucumbers from the garden. Motivated by her success, she included her grandmother's famous chopped cherry jam. The jam sold very well, inspiring her mother, Bea, to expand the selection to include strawberry jam, raspberry jam, and various pickled items. Each year something new was added and the business grew slowly. The Landins operated a farm by day and did their canning by night, selling the finished products on a picnic table by the roadside. In 1972 Bea started a wholesale business prompting her to build a kitchen and retail store. Today Bea's has a modern facility which houses the kitchen, bakery and retail store. The jams, jellies and pickles are made in the same manner as they were when the business started. No preservatives or artificial colors are added. Bea's Ho-Made Products has grown to include over 100 varieties of jams, jellies, pickles and relishes plus homemade pies, cookies. The employees at Bea's feel it is rewarding to make something so many people enjoy. The aroma of freshly baked pies greets all customers when they enter the store. The kitchen door is always open so customers can watch as their product is being made. A mail order business has been established. Orders are shipped anywhere in the United States. Gift boxes are available in all sizes. |
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763 State Rd. 42 * Gills Rock
* Ellison Bay, WI 54210 | ||||
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