Secret Recipes
HUDSON’S CHIFFON CHEESECAKE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p. 16). Made in a spring form pan, [this cheesecake] stands about 4 inches high, with a light dusting of crumbs for a crust; unlike the usual recipes for this dessert. INGREDIENTS: 16-oz […]
HOTEL ASTOR CHEESELESS CHEESECAKE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p. 41). This recipe was dated 1939 and was updated by the hotel chefs in the early 1940s to include, in the crumb mixture, enough melted butter to moisten crumbs & a […]
HOT FUDGE SUNDAE TOPPING [& Butterscotch Variation] By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in Gloria Pitzer’s Mostly 4-Ingredient Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; April 1986, p. 6). INGREDIENTS: 12-oz pkg semi-sweet chocolate chips 14-oz can Eagle Brand Milk 1 tsp vanilla 2/3 cup hot coffee [black] INSTRUCTIONS: Combine all 4 ingredients in top of a […]
BLUEBERRY OPEN-FACE PIE, LIKE POLLY PIE SHOP’S By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 250). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] While living in California, I was introduced to the […]
BLUEBERRY MUFFINS, PDQ By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 151). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] INGREDIENTS: 2 eggs 2 cups firmly packed, vanilla ice cream; melted into a […]
CAESAR SALAD By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 47). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] The Caesar Salad, which has been attributed to Caesar’s Palace, rather than ‘Caesar’s P-l-a-c-e’, […]
LIP BONE ONION SOUP MIX By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 19). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] INGREDIENTS: 7-oz beef bouillon powder ¼ cup instant tea powder ½ […]
PECAN SANDIES By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in her self-published cookbook, My Personal Favorites – Limited Edition (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; Nov. 2000, p. 3). INGREDIENTS: 18-oz box white cake mix 2 small boxes butterscotch instant pudding powder 1 cup Bisquick 1 2/3 cups real mayonnaise 8-oz pkg chopped pecans INSTRUCTIONS: Beat each, as listed, […]
ONION RINGS, LIKE BK SERVED By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 112). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] There was a time when Burger King spent a good deal […]
MARIE CALENDAR-STYLE CORNBREAD By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Mostly 4-Ingredient Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; April 1986, p. 100). INGREDIENTS: 9-oz box yellow cake mix 9-oz box corn muffin mix INSTRUCTIONS: Prepare yellow cake mix in 1½-qt bowl, exactly as box directs. Set aside. Prepare the corn muffin mix in another […]