ABOUT MOUNTAIN JIM
Mountain Jim's was born in the hills of Tennessee in 2003. All Mountain Jim's products are made with the finest ingredients so you can enjoy a healthy indulgence. We use no artificial flavors, no high fructose corn syrup, no colors or food dyes.
SINGLE DAD APPROVED™
Hello, I’m Mountain Jim. Along with my three sons, we share with you our passion for healthy indulgencies that we feel good about after long or short days on a trail.
The idea for our ice creams, tea cakes, Smokey Mountain Pecans and other treats were developed while exploring the pristine hills and mountains of Tennessee.
Like hiking the Appalachian Trail, our journey to “Let’s start a food company!” involved many steps. After several years of refining our products, today Mountain Jim’s is available at retail locations across Middle Tennessee, and, of course, here online.
All Mountain Jim's products are sampled and tested by my three boys, who are the love of my life. We operate on a very simple philosophy:
“If a kid can't read it, we don't eat it." Order yours and see why happy campers of all ages rave about Mountain Jim's.
THE LEGEND OF THE TEACAKE
It is said that during the Civil War in antebellum Tennessee, a young Southern belle was renown for her beauty and cooking prowess. Although she was only 17, she had perfected family recipes which had been in the family for generations. Her teacakes in particular were known throughout the Southern region. When the Civil War started, food shortages were everywhere, thus food supplies beyond the basics were rarely available.
Her brother, a Confederate major, brought home a young Captain Confederate officer home to Tennessee to visit. The young Captain's birthday happened during his visit. Southern belles were supposed to be admired not only for their beauty, but their baking as well. The girl was smitten with the young officer, and wanted to bake a cake for the visiting captain for his birthday. She found she didn't have enough ingredients for a regular size cake due to the war rationing, so she instead made small tea cakes. When the war ended, the captain returned to Tennessee and married the young lady.
We like to think that Southern legend lives on in our Tennessee Teacakes.