Secret RecipesHi! 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.
KENTUCKY BISCUITS (4-Ingredient) By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Mostly 4-Ingredient Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; April 1986, p. 101) INGREDIENTS: 4 cups Bisquick ¼-lb. butter 2 TB sugar 1 cup buttermilk INSTRUCTIONS: Put Bisquick into large mixing bowl. Cut the butter into this by slicing it, with a sharp knife, into […]
AUNT JENNY’S STRAWBERRY CHIFFON PIE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p. 5) INGREDIENTS: 1 TB Knox plain gelatin powder 2 TB cold water 1 pint strawberries, crushed 1 cup sugar ¼ cup lemon juice Dash salt 2 egg whites 1 cup […]
ZUCCHINI BREAD, INSPIRED BY BILL KNAPP’S By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Secret Knock-Off Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; Nov 1996, p. 35) INGREDIENTS: 9-oz box yellow cake mix 1 small box (4-serving size) instant vanilla pudding powder 1 cup grated, unpeeled zucchini ¼ cup oil 2 eggs 1 cup broken walnuts ½ cup orange […]
SPANISH PECAN COOKIES, LIKE NEIMAN MARCUS By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 220) [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] Neiman Marcus, Sanger Harris and Skaggs-Albertson (Dallas, TX), once had […]
PET COOKIES, HOMEMADE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p. 44) INGREDIENTS: [about 1/2 cup] ice water 2 cups cut-up, leftover, cooked chicken 2 jars strained beef baby food 1½ cups wheatgerm INSTRUCTIONS: Put chicken through blender to a puree, with enough […]
DOG BISCUITS, HOMEMADE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p. 44) INGREDIENTS: 1 envelope dry yeast ½ cup warm water ½ tsp sugar 10-oz can chicken or beef broth, warmed 3½ cups flour 1 cup rye flour 1 cup whole wheat flour […]
CAT FOOD, HOMEMADE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p. 44) INGREDIENTS: 3½ cups flour 1 cup corn meal 4 cups corn flakes, [crushed] in fine crumbs 1 TB salt 7-oz can tuna fish packed in oil 1 can Underwood Liverwurst spread […]
BUTTER PECAN BARK, LIKE SANDERS’ By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 233) [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] When you look at all the marvelous candies that Sanders offers, […]
FRESH’S MILD MUSTARD By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 110) [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] INGREDIENTS: ½ cup light vinegar ½ tsp salt ¼ cup flour 1½ tsp […]
CORN DOGS By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 110) [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] INGREDIENTS: Rounded wooden toothpicks [1-lb pkg] ballpark-type hot dogs [½ cup] water [½ cup] […]