There is much to love about Indiana's Tell City Pretzels…read more
Tell City is a city of about 7,300 people located in Perry County on the banks of the Ohio River. In some ways, Tell City is your typical Indiana river town - small population, friendly people, perfectly fine for a day trip, and a handful of businesses perhaps more known than others. In Tell City, you can visit Tipsaw Lake Recreation Area, the Ohio River Scenic Railway, Birdseye, and Young's Creek.
With a little planning, you can also check out Tell City Pretzels or you can, in fact, buy those pretzels locally including at A Taste of Indiana.
Tell City Pretzels really had its origin in 1858 when Casper Gloor, a master baker from Switzerland, arrived in the Tell City area. He brought a pretzel recipe with him and the pretzel soon became popular. He passed it down to his baker. The baker handed it down to his own sons. They were hand baked and twisted ever since. In 2009, the family sold Tell City Pretzels to Brad and Sandy Smith who've continued the same recipe and hand-twisting traditions.
Tell City Pretzels continues to be devoted to pretzels - pretzel pieces with seven different flavors, cinnamon and sugar pretzel pieces, original whole pretzels (salt or no salt), honey mustard pretzels, chocolate covered pretzels, and various other combinations and packaging options.
While the pretzels are easy to find in southwest Indiana, you can also get them at A Taste of Indiana, Market District in Carmel, Sullivan Hardware at 70th and Keystone, and a handful of out of state options plus through the Tell City Pretzels website.
While the recipe remains a secret to this day, you can arrange for a tour when in the Tell City area.
My favorite? The garlic pretzels. I'm a fan of garlic anyway, but their garlic pretzels are simply amazing.
Tell City Pretzels is a longtime Indiana company and it has been nice to see the company stay in the Indiana area even after being sold. If you get a chance, check them out.
