Secret Recipes
MRS. MEADOW’S SOFT SUGAR COOKIES By Gloria Pitzer, as printed on her “Free Recipes/Information” sheet (circa 2000). INGREDIENTS: 1/4-lb. butter, melted 14-oz. can Eagle Brand Milk 1/2 C. packed brown sugar 1/2 C. real sour cream 1 egg 1 tsp. almond or vanilla extract 3 C. self-rising flour 1/2 C. Bisquick [* small dish of […]
Happy Monday and happy fall y’all! I always look forward to Mondays because they’re my 52 Chances each year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with all of you! #TheRecipeDetective I LOVE fall – it’s definitely my favorite season! I adore the crisp, cool nights and lukewarm days. I love seeing […]
FRUIT COCKTAIL FRUITCAKE By Gloria Pitzer (from her Dec. 2002 Christmas Card) Mondays & Memories of My Mom – Homemade Holidays
PINEAPPLE UPSIDE DOWN CAKE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Best of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; February 1990, 11th Printing, p. 97) INGREDIENTS: 3 cans (8-oz. each) sliced pineapple, in juice 1 C. packed, light brown sugar 1/3 C. butter or margarine, melted and cooled 7 red Maraschino […]
HOPELESS PECAN TARTS By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; June 1997, p. 14) FILLING – INGREDIENTS: Homemade (or store-bought) pie crust dough ½ C. butter 1/3 C. dark corn syrup 1 C. powdered sugar 1 C. chopped pecans 1 C. chopped peanuts 4 […]
IACOCCA CAKE [aka: Beer Fudge Spice Cake] By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – The Best of the Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 210). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] From my ‘Ask Your Neighbor’ recipe journal, I […]
AU GRATIN POTATOES, LIKE BILL KNAPPS By Gloria Pitzer As seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – The Best of the Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 137) INGREDIENTS: 6 medium potatoes – boiled, peeled and sliced thin (or diced) 1/4 C. diced bottled pimiento 3 TB butter 1/2 C. chopped onion 3 TB flour […]
BEER BREAD By Gloria Pitzer As seen in Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – The Best of the Recipe Detective (Balboa Press, Jan. 2018; p. 152) Ingredients: 2 cups self-rising flour 3 tablespoons sugar 1 egg, beaten 12-ounce can Busch Light beer Instructions: Mix the flour and sugar together with a fork and set aside. Beat the […]
THE REUBEN – According to Julia Lega As seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – The Best of the Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 187) The best Rubens can be ruined by the worst sauerkraut. Most of us open a can and heat it up. My good friend, Julia Lega – who’s well-loved sauerkraut […]
MEATBALLS LIKE WIN SCHULER’S (MARSHALL, MI) By Gloria Pitzer As first seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s National Homemaker’s Newsletter (Issue No. 26; February 1976) Reprinted in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; June 1997, p. 57) MEATBALLS – INGREDIENTS: 3-lbs. ground round or sirloin 2 envelopes dry, onion soup mix […]