Intercourse Canning Company

We stopped by to pick up some pickled vegetables. More specifically, pickled baby corn, pickled mushrooms and pickled cauliflower. They have lots of canned fruits and vegetables. We have enjoyed many of their items in the past – always very good! Highly recommend!

Good selection, pickled garlic, no sugar added jams, I bought 10 and got 1 for free!!!

My whole family enjoy our visits. We always have to get the pickled garlic and pickled beets. We also got wasabi sauce, sweet pepper relish, sweet pickled Brussels sprouts and pickled corn. Yum

Nice shop — large selection, lots of free samples. I personally preferred the pickles at the Bird-​in-​Hand farmer’s market but they had items I didn’t see anywhere else like pickled eggs (not my thing but I’m sure someone’s buying them).
Also had some other items — baking supplies, books, souvenirs.
Friendly service. They have cold drinks here which was helpful on a hot day. Soda cans for $ 1. I’d recommend checking this place out if you are in the area. Make sure you get a pretzel at Immergut down the street!

A very good variety of bottled (canned) goods. In addition to their own brand they also carry several other local favorites. The store also carries decorative items.
Pricing is very good. The same items are sold in Maryland, be it our local brands or the ones from this area, for at least 50% more.
You can purchase similar products from the local Amish road side stands, for a little less, but those products are not labeled and sit out in the sun. The stands also do not offer the variety found here.
You can walk here from Kettle Village.

This is a must-​stop for us every time we visit Lancaster. We are always replenishing our stock of regular buys, trying new items, and buying for gift-​giving as well.
On a routine Lanco trip, we don’t bother with anywhere else (Kitchen Kettle, etc.) because Intercourse Canning has all we need, and more, and the prices are better, especially with their regular coupons on the PA Dutch Country website.
We buy the Intercourse brand when we can, but we tried Annie’s pickles last time, and they are now on our list of regular buys.
Also, Cherchies mustards are EXCELLENT. Hot Banana Pepper mustard and Champagne mustard are regular gifts we give (as well as always keep on hand in our own fridge). Ironically, Cherchies is made in Malvern, PA right nextdoor to us, but we have a hard time finding it regularly stocked at the merchants around here, so we just always get it at Intercourse.
They have some really odd, unique, and/​or gourmet items: pickled watermelon rinds, banana pickles, blueberry applesauce, etc.
The house brand (Intercourse) is made fresh on the premises, as new batches are needed. Unfortunately, their most gourmet items (Amish spaghetti sauce, etc.) are extremely popular and sell out almost as soon as they can make some.
As mentioned by other reviewers, they offer free samples everywhere, and the samples are always clean and freshly-​filled, unlike Kitchen Kettle, which is sticky, empty, and has dirt or flies all around.
The décor in the store is really neat too. The light fixtures are artist-​made, with Ball jars to underscore the theme. Very chic, however gimmick-​y they may be. I took photos and posted them for everyone to see.
The other great part about this place is that they are on Old Phila Pike, close to where it merges with 30, so they are extremely convenient to anyone making the normal rounds of the area. Just be careful not to pass them, we did by accident, because we didn’t know they were on a short road just off the pike, and therefore a bit harder to see.

Huge selection of fresh, annex fruits, vegetables, jellies, jams, salsas, sauces, etc.
You should definitely go there and try some of their interesting and one-​of-​a-​kind flavors. While we didn’t buy a lot there, some of the customers left with boxes that they professionally wrapped. They also ship if you don’t want to take the items with you when you leave.
If only to try the sauces for a while, you need to visit the Canning Company.

This is a neat place in Intercourse (he he), PA.
It’s a canned good store where the products are locally sourced. They have a lot of jams, jellies and Amish peanut butter. Also, millions of peaches.
There are also strange things like pickled eggs and beets.
When it is not Sunday, you can watch the Amish make the goods.
I liked the Amish Peanut Butter. It was very sweet and reminded me of sauce you pour over ice cream. There are a lot of samples and I am sure you will find something you like.
Worth the stop if you’re touring Amish co, for sure.

Well worth the stop! We were able to sample several things from jams to mustard to pickles! They also had a lot of souvenir items which I found fun! I would absolutely recommend this for your Amish country trip!

We stopped on Friday 4 – 11 at 4;50pm. They were more than happy to let us shop and close later than 5pm. We purchased several dips, a soup, noodles, sauce, jellies and a T-​shirt. The samples were put away for the day. Made the noodles and sauce with meat tonight after getting home and it was delish :)

Holy samples! The Intercourse Canning Company has so much to offer, and they graciously let visitors try much of their wares before buying. The dips, butters, and fruity spreads are really good (I never saw so many variations on peanut butter!), and although I didn’t try any pickles, those seem to be a big draw here. I mean, they even have a guy dressed up in a pickle costume on the side of the road waving at people to lure them into the store.
We were hoping to see some of the canning process in action, but were disappointed that it wasn’t happening during our visit.
This is definitely a good place to stop by if you are looking for some edible goodies to take with you to help savor the memories from this area!

I stopped by on a recent visit to the Amish country and my folks who were visiting from Japan had a great time tasting all the various jams, jellies, pickles, fruit butters and other products. We walked out with a case full of the various canned goods and I found it very reasonable. A great place to stop, taste, experience and buy traditional canned goods.

This place was full of cans and jugs! Pickles galore, too!
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As the name suggests, this is a canning company. They make a ton of different sauces, pickled items, salsas, jams, jellies, etc. They also sell amazing joke shirts like «I [heart symbol] Intercourse», which then says «Pennsylvania» below it in much smaller letters.
Oh, and guess what else you can get here? Home canning stuff — they sell jars, canning pots, books, and other supplies! The store also sells some local Lancaster-​area beverages and some fabric items (placemats, towels) made by local Amish women.
The staff was all very friendly (even to a guy with blue hair!) and the prices were what you’d expect for a small business.

Quaint little shop in the heart of Lancaster Co. Lots of homemade items for sale including Hot Sauces, Pickles, Jams, Dips and more. Staff was very friendly and we also enjoyed all the samples. A very nice experience.

This was the 3 rd canning store I visited in lancaster county and by far the best price and variety wise. Lots of samples. Everything here is made by various amish families. I got the horseradish mustard, peach preserves, blackberry jam, soft pretzel mix (for the kiddies), champagne mustard, brandies cherries and egg noodles. Everyone was very helpful and the store was very clean. They even have a regular shoppers program where if you buy a few cans they give you one for free. I will be back :-)

I loaded up my trunk with all sorts of yummy canned goods — from blueberry applesauce to sweet pepper relish to pickled beets to blackberry jam. Prices were a bit steep, considering… well, considering what I don’t know– perhaps considering the mass-​produced stuff readily available (on sale even) at your local chain grocery, I guess I just expected them to be lower even though the whole area is one big tourist trap and getting gouged is pretty routine.
Still, 800 miles from home and I’m stuffing my trunk with canned goods, for cryin’ out loud. Forget my cheap butt grumbling about the prices, the stuff was yummy.
I loved the oodles of free samples and have to admit that I was not hungry after checking out. I might have embarrassed myself, but hey, I wanted to make sure those prices were justified in being paid.

If you’re in the Philadelphia area & have extra time, you could take a half-​day trip out here to visit Amish Country, and you could also swing by Valley Forge Historical National Park on the way.
My favorite thing about this store was that there were SO many samples. Salsas, jams, jellies, fruit butters, and even pie in the dessert section. Plus, it’s a nice break from the incredibly horse-​poop-​smelling stench of this touristy outdoor shopping area.

Yes it is located in a tourist trap area, but I always stop in an get a few things to stock the pantry. One of the best places to get all you canned goods at once. Yes it is more commercial than stopping at an Amish stand, but for mustards and salsa’s and those other thing you won’t find on a roadside stand this is the place. We travel all over Lancaster County a couple times a year for 12+ years now and almost always stop in.

Not really impressed. I mean it has everything canned but Im jus not into the whole toursity Amish experience deal… When I go to Amish land, its more about little farms and small shops. This is good to take family that wants the express experience but I was in and out in like 5 minutes.

I like bread and butter, I like toast and jam! The Newbeats said it best, but I’ll bet they never tried some of this old fashioned jam from Intercourse, PA.
My friend and I walked around this store and tasted almost everything, and man, did I learn some new uses for jam. For one, mix it with cream cheese and you have yourself a sweet dip. As in sugary folks.
I could only get a few of the baby jars, as all my liquids had to be TSA approved. But, you can order online and have them ship it. Yay! Jam and Amish friendship soup. Sounds like a plan.