COUNTRFIET CHAMPAGNE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Yup! That’s The Flavor! (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; May 1998) INGREDIENTS & INSTRUCTIONS: Combine, in equal parts club soda, white grape juice, Canada Dry Gingerale, whether in a punch bowl or stemmed wine glass. Hook slices of lime on the rim [of either one]. Freeze red maraschino […]
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Hi! I'm Laura Emerich and Gloria Pitzer, the ORIGINAL Secret Recipe Detective, is my mom. This website is lovingly dedicated to her memory and legacy.
CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE BRITTLE
CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE BRITTLE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 222). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] INGREDIENTS: ¼-lb butter ½ cup Crisco 2¼ cup powdered sugar 2 tsp […]
OATMEAL MUFFINS
OATMEAL MUFFINS By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Better Cooker’s Cookbook (Happy Newspaper Features, Algonac, MI; 1973, p. 12) INGREDIENTS: 2 cups cold, cooked oatmeal 2½ cups biscuit mix 2 TB oil 1 egg, beaten 2/3 cup milk ¼ cup honey INSTRUCTIONS: [Combine, as listed.] Spoon into muffin cups. Bake at 350°F for 30 […]
SIMMERING POTPOURRI
SIMMERING POTPOURRI By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Make Alike Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Oct. 1991, p. 65). INGREDIENTS: 2 cups water 2 TB cinnamon 1 TB apple spice 1 TB ground allspice 1 tsp ground cloves Citrus peels from an orange and/or lemon INSTRUCTIONS: In a small skillet or saucepan, combine water, […]
CHRISTMAS GINGERBREAD
CHRISTMAS GINGERBREAD By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Second Helping Of Secret Recipes (National Homemakers Newsletter, Pearl Beach, MI; July 1977, p. 53). INGREDIENTS: 1 cup margarine or butter, softened 1 cup sugar 3 TB powdered ginger 1 tsp ground nutmeg ¼ tsp powdered cinnamon A pinch of salt ¾ cup dark molasses 1 […]
BAKED PEARS DESSERT
BAKED PEARS DESSERT By Gloria Pitzer, as originally shared in her self-published newsletter, Gloria Pitzer’s Homemaker’s Newsletter, Vol. 1, No. 4 (April 1974) and later reprinted in her self-published cookbook, 25th Anniversary Issue of Gloria Pitzer’s Secret Recipes Newsletter – The First 12 Issues of 1974 (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; April 1999, p. 20). INGREDIENTS: […]
GREENFIELD VILLAGE COOKIES
GREENFIELD VILLAGE COOKIES By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p. 13). INGREDIENTS: 2 cups flour 1 tsp each: ground ginger, ground cloves, cinnamon ½ tsp soda ½ tsp salt ¾ cup granulated sugar ¾ cup butter 1 egg, plus yolk of another […]
LEMON CREAM MOUSSE PIE
LEMON CREAM MOUSSE PIE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 240). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] INGREDIENTS: 4-oz box lemon flavored, instant, pudding powder 1 2/3 cups milk […]
PEANUT BUTTER PIE
PEANUT BUTTER PIE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Mostly 4-Ingredient Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; April 1986, p. 7). INGREDIENTS: 2 boxes (3½-oz each) butterscotch pudding (NOT instant) 3 cups chocolate milk ½ cup peanut butter 9-inch baked and cooled pie shell (or crumb crust) INSTRUCTIONS: Put pudding powder and milk […]
PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (from Seize Chocolate Fudge) By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Mostly 4-Ingredient Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; April 1986, p. 69). INGREDIENTS: ¼-lb butter or margarine 12-oz pkg peanut butter [chips or] morsels 2 eggs, well beaten 1-lb powdered sugar 4 TB peanut butter 1 tsp vanilla INSTRUCTIONS: In […]