Secret Recipes
SCAPEGOAT SCRAPPLE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Mixed Blessings (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; March 1984, p. 40) INGREDIENTS: 1-lb [ground] breakfast sausage 20-oz can apple pie filling 9-inch unbaked pie shell 8-oz pkg shredded cheddar cheese INSTRUCTIONS: Brown sausage in skillet, crumbling it with the tines of a fork. Mix it […]
BIG BOY FRIED CLAMS SAUCE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p. 7) INGREDIENTS: 1/3 cup mayonnaise 1/3 cup horseradish cream sauce 1/3 cup sour cream ¼ tsp celery salt 1 tsp dill seed 1 TB oil ¼ tsp pepper 1 TB […]
QUACKER JACK CARAMEL POPCORN & PEANUTS By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in her self-published cookbook… The Second Helping Of Secret Recipes (National Homemakers Newsletter, Pearl Beach, MI; July 1978, p. 12). POPCORN IS NOT a junk food. It is a source of fiber and contains B-complex vitamins – niacin, thiamine, and riboflavin, as well […]
Awrey’s-Style Bakery Caramel Frosting for Cakes By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p. 8) INGREDIENTS: 1-lb Kraft’s or Brach’s light caramels 1½ cups evaporated milk 1 cup butter or margarine (not “lite/light”) 6-oz semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted 6-oz Nestles Milk Chocolate, melted […]
GOURMET APPLE CRISP, LIKE HOLIDAY INN By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p. 13) INGREDIENTS: 6 large Granny Smith green apples – peeled, cored, and sliced quite thin ½ cup granulated sugar 2 tsp lemon juice ½ tsp cinnamon ¼ tsp ground […]
GLORIFIED HASH By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Better Cooker’s Cookbook (Happy Newspaper Features, Algonac, MI; 1973, p. 35) INGREDIENTS: 1 large onion, chopped fine 4 TB fat or salad oil 4 cups raw potatoes, cubed 4 cups cooked beef, cubed Salt & pepper [to taste] ½ tsp Worcestershire sauce 2 cups hot water […]
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 […]