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Aunt Jenny’s Blackberry Tart – aka “Tuckaway Roll”

Aunt Jenny’s Blackberry [or Cherry or Strawberry] Tart – aka: “Tuckaway Roll” By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p. 5) INGREDIENTS: 2 cups flour 3 tsp baking powder 1 tsp salt 1 TB sugar 4 TB solid Crisco 6-oz milk 1 pint […]

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COFFEE CREAM PIE

COFFEE CREAM PIE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 238) [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] There was a very Victorian ‘flavored’ restaurant in Randolph, Vermont that once served […]

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Greenfield’s-Style Blueberry Upside-Down Cake

Greenfield’s-Style Blueberry Upside-Down Cake By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p. 13) INGREDIENTS: ½ cup butter 1-qt fresh blueberries* 1-lb powdered sugar 1 cup granulated sugar 1 cup flour 1½ tsp baking powder ¼ tsp salt 1 tsp cinnamon 1 cup milk […]

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SAUCEPAN PEANUT BUTTER BROWNIES

SAUCEPAN PEANUT BUTTER BROWNIES By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 212) [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] Decades ago, when the Mills Bakery truck came through the neighborhood, and […]

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OATMEAL MUFFIN COOKIES

OATMEAL MUFFIN COOKIES By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 213) [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] These were a featured item in a Toronto bakery – they are made […]

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APPLE BUTTER

APPLE BUTTER By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 279) [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] One of the best additions to pancakes was the offering of apple butter at […]

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Chocolate-Covered Cherries

Chocolate-Covered Cherries (from 2 other recipes) By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Joy Of NOT Cooking – Any More Than You Have To (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Nov. 1983). THERE ARE MANY BASIC ingredient recipes that you can convert into other forms than [for] what the original mixture is intended. One of my […]

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VANILLA CANDY ICING

VANILLA CANDY ICING By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p. 220) THERE ARE MANY BASIC ingredient recipes that you can convert into other forms than [for] what the original mixture is intended. One of my favorites is a candy mixture that was […]

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Peppermint Patty Balls

Peppermint Patty Balls (from Vanilla Candy Icing & Truffles recipes) By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p. 220) INGREDIENTS: ¼ cup margarine (or butter) ¼ cup light corn syrup ½ cup granulated sugar ½ cup milk Dash of salt 5 cups powdered […]

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TRUFFLES

TRUFFLES By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p. 199) INGREDIENTS: 12-oz pkg semi-sweet chocolate chips 1-oz unsweetened solid baking chocolate 4-oz German Sweet Chocolate bar [or Nestle’s Milk Chocolate] 2 TB melted paraffin 1 TB coconut extract INSTRUCTIONS: Melt over gently simmering […]

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