Flippens Fried Pies and Fruit Farm

The story of Flippen’s Hillbilly Barn is a story of how a cotton farmer made the switch to a fruit grower in the 1950's and slowly but surely expanded into the pie industry that would greatly exceed their expectations!

Jack and Diane Flippen struggled in the early years, and from hard work increased the size of their orchard every year. They had three children, Pam, Suzie and Hayes. They all started working in the orchard at an early age, because they wanted to eat too, (ha-ha). All three went to college and all three got married. Then as destiny would have it all three would return to work in the family business.

In 1984, a severe hailstorm was a blessing in disguise. Due to the damage to the peach crop, the fruit couldn't be sold on the fresh market. It looked like everything would have to be thrown away. But here comes the "BLESSING", the idea for FLIPPEN'S FRIED PIES was born.

It is a Southern treat that has been around for a long time. Every morning the housewife would use the scrap biscuit dough left from breakfast and shape it into a half-moon pie filled with a fruit filling (usually made from dried peaches or apples). Then the treat would be sent to work with the husband and to school with the kids.

Not wanting to throw the crop away, the Flippens decided to process the peaches and put them in the freezer. Now it was up to Diane Flippen better known as "Mama Dan". She worked all winter on pie crust and fillings, testing the recipes on everybody in the family, the neighborhood, and her church. Jack gained 25 pounds that winter before Mama Dan settled on the perfect mixture of flaky crust and sweet fruit filling.

The Flippen family knew they had a very good product, but marketing the pies was something new to them. Mama Dan started making a couple dozen a week in her home selling them to friends and neighbors. The Flippens were then invited to an arts and craft festival at Reelfoot Lake, a state park close to where they live. They sold about 150 pies. The Flippens knew the pies were going to be a success. The following year they purchased a concession wagon and traveled the country selling pies at every event they could enter. FLIPPEN FRIED PIES were a hit everywhere they went. In 2002, at the three-day arts and crafts show at Reelfoot Lake, 20,000 pies were sold with customers standing in line for an hour just to get a single pie!

The fried pies sold so well that the Flippen's needed a bigger and better facility. In 1988 they built a pie kitchen and market to sell their fresh fruit and pies. There were four small tables where the customers could eat pies or the hamburgers they served. One day a bus loaded with tourists stopped in to eat. Jack was so over come with joy, and knowing how good of a cook Mama Dan was, he said we need a bigger restaurant. So Jack built a 100 seat restaurant, and operated it until 2006 when he and Mama Dan retired. Promptly the kids closed the restaurant, expanded the pie factory to include yeast rolls and southern style biscuits, and moved the farm market to Union City, Tn.

Now the Flippens have Flippen's Farm Market & Bakery Outlet where peaches, apples, pears, plums, and nectarines fresh from their very own orchards are sold in season, as well as the freshest produce available in each season. The market also has jams, jellies, apple butters, cookies, yeast rolls and southern style biscuits as well as Flippen's famous Fried Pies all made in Mama Dan’s kitchen. Visit us Monday -Saturday 9 AM to 6 PM at 101 N 1st Street, Union City. Tn.

The Flippen bunch is happy and extremely excited, because for the first time in the history of Flippens, thanks to the Internet, we are able to bring the world closer to us. Now you can purchase Flippen’s pies and fresh farm products and have them delivered right to your door from October through May each year.

The Flippen pie crust is a secret family recipe, and is made from scratch. The recipe and making of the pies is monitored very closely to be certain that each customer gets the best tasting pie possible.

Flippen pie filling is made from fruit grown in our own orchards and especially selected for the world famous pies.

Flippen's fried Pies are fully cooked in peanut oil so all you have to do is
HEAT AND EAT !!!

Millions of pies have been made with Millions of Satisfied customers!!!

We even have pies with NO SUGAR ADDED. A great treat for people who need to limit their sugar intake.

Flippen pies can even be frozen and kept for any occasion you desire. Then all you have to do is

THAW, HEAT, and EAT !!!

Please don't hesitate. ORDER NOW and get these delicious pies delivered right to your door.

You can get Six

of Flippen's Famous Fried

Pies

OR

You can get Twelve of

Flippen's Famous Fried

Pies

Mama Dan's Southern Country Cooking

A cookbook every one should have in their kitchen. Each one signed personally by Mama Dan. It offers you 50 years of experienced cooking by Mama Dan and over 100 pages of Southern recipes. Simple enough for the beginner yet great for gourmet cooks too. It is a great gift for any occasion.

Here at Flippen's we are very proud of

Mama Dan's cook book but do not

know how long this offer will last .
So why take a chance of missing out?