Secret Recipes
UPSIDE-DOWN PIZZA By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 80) [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] One of the best pizza recipes I’ve come across was the result of an […]
HOPELESS SNOWBALLS By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p. 14) INGREDIENTS: 18-oz box fudge [or yellow] cake mix, prepared as instructed 3 egg whites Dash salt ¼ tsp cream of tartar 7-oz jar marshmallow cream Few drops of red food coloring to […]
ONE-DISH MEAL PASTY By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Secret Sugar-Free Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Nov. 1987, p. 108). (Pronounced: pass-tea.) Adapted from ‘I Got A Cook In Kalamazoo’ (Junior League of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI). INGREDIENTS: THE PASTRY: 3 cups all-purpose flour, sifted 1 tsp salt 1 cup lard ½ cup […]
MICHIGAN U.P. PASTY By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Secret Sugar-Free Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Nov. 1987, p. 108). (Pronounced: pass-tea) Cornish Meat Pies… brought to this country by Welsh miners who worked in the copper mines of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. This was their meal, in a pocket pie […]
By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 173). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] BRISK-QUICK MIX: INGREDIENTS: 6 cups flour 3 TB baking powder 3 TB sugar, or equivalent in […]
BELGIAN WAFFLE SAUCE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Top Secret Recipes a la Carte (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Sept. 1979, p. 6) INGREDIENTS: ¼ cup strawberry jam ½ cup light corn syrup ½ tsp lemon juice 2 drops red food coloring ¼ tsp vanilla ¼ tsp almond extract INSTRUCTIONS: Mix together [as listed]. […]
TURTLE SUNDAE COOKIES (from Famous Nameless Cookies) By Gloria Pitzer, as seen on several of her free-sample-recipes-and-information sheets. INGREDIENTS: 18-ounce box yellow cake mix ½ cup packed brown sugar ½ cup self-rising flour 1 cup real mayonnaise 12-ounce package semi-sweet chocolate chips 10-oz bag English Toffee Bits 2 cups chopped pecans INSTRUCTIONS: As listed, [in […]
Thank God Its Monday again – so #HappyMonday to everyone! I personally look forward to all Mondays because they’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you! #TheRecipeDetective #WomensHistoryMonth #InternationalWomensWeek #InternationalWomensDay We’re quickly approaching March, which observes and celebrates, among other things, National Women’s History Month. […]
Thank God Its Monday and #HappyMonday to everyone! I look forward to all Mondays because they’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you! #TheRecipeDetective #NationalRetroDay #NationalCraftMonth Next Monday celebrates National Retro Day! Retro describes something new that’s imitative of past, classic fashion styles or designs. […]
Happy Valentine’s Eve! Plus, Thank God Its Monday and #HappyMonday to one and all! As usual, I always look forward to every Monday, as they’re my 52 Chances, each year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you! #TheRecipeDetective #NationalWeddingsMonth February (aka: the “Month of Love”) is also, among other things, […]