That’s the standard reaction when stepping into Shady Maple Gift Shop in East Earl, Pennsylvania – a treasure trove so vast it makes Santa’s workshop look like a corner convenience store.

The whoopie pies—two soft chocolate cake discs sandwiching a cloud of vanilla cream—have inspired poetry from normally stoic Pennsylvania farmers. Available in classic chocolate, red velvet, and ...

You haven’t truly tasted comfort food until you’ve tried these hidden Pennsylvania gems—hard to find elsewhere, impossible to ...