Secret Recipes
FUDGE ICING FOR GOURMET CAKE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Mostly 4-Ingredient Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; April 1986, p. 66). INGREDIENTS: 4 TB (1/2 stick) butter or margarine 1-oz square unsweetened, solid, baking chocolate ¼ cup dark corn syrup 1 cup confectioners (powdered) sugar INSTRUCTIONS: Melt butter (or margarine) in […]
BILL’S BROTHER’S MOTHER’S COOKIES (Like Tom’s Mom’s) By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Secret Fast Food Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; Dec. 1999, p. 42). IF YOU LIKE MRS. FIELD’S COOKIES, I’LL BET YOU’LL LIKE THESE BETTER! BEST CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES INGREDIENTS: 1-lb butter (or use half butter & half margarine) 2 cups packed, light […]
APPLE BREAD By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Mostly 4-Ingredient Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; April 1986, p. 100). INGREDIENTS: 3 eggs 21-oz can apple pie filling 2 tsp apple pie spice 18-oz box Applesauce-Spice cake mix – dry* [*Or substitute yellow cake mix and 4 tsp apple pie spice (instead of […]
CALIFORNIA CHILI By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Sugar-Free Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Nov. 1987, P. 93). INGREDIENTS: 2-lbs ground round 2 TB oil 2 envelopes onion soup mix 4 cups prepared spaghetti sauce 2 cans (14-oz each) sliced, stewed tomatoes 1 TB chili powder 2 tsp cumin powder ½ cup sugar-free strawberry […]
BEER BATTER – PANCAKES & DUMPLINGS By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 114). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] Boxed pancake mix and beer is probably the most reliable […]
ENGLISH MUFFINS, LIKE FARMCREST’S By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p. 15). INGREDIENTS: 12-oz warm water, divided [4-oz & 8-oz] 3 TB plus 1 tsp sugar ¼ tsp ground ginger 1 pkg dry yeast 4-5 cups flour, divided ½ cup dry milk […]
ENGLISH BREAKFAST By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Mostly 4-Ingredient Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; April 1986, p. 101). INGREDIENTS: English Muffins, split and toasted Butter to taste Tomato slices Sharp cheddar cheese, shredded INSTRUCTIONS: Toast & butter split, English muffins. Add tomato slices and shredded cheddar over each. Broil only until […]
BAKED EGG CASSEROLE, LIKE MRS. HELEN MILLIKEN’S By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p. 7) At the Governor’s Mansion that year [June 1975], I enjoyed this luncheon dish while attending a National Federation of Press Women’s conference. I asked Mrs. Milliken if […]
AWREY’S-STYLE HOT CROSS BUNS & Ready-to-Spread Vanilla Frosting By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p. 8). INGREDIENTS: 1/3 cup warm water 1 pkg dry yeast 2 tsp sugar 4 large eggs ¼ cup milk ¼ cup sugar 2 cups flour ½ cup […]
CHOP SUEY BUNS, WITH MACKINAC FRUIT BARS VARIATION & THIN VANILLA ICING By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in her self-published cookbook, The Joy Of NOT Cooking – Any More Than You Have To (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Nov. 1983, p. 182). Chop Suey Buns: INGREDIENTS: 2 2/3 cups flour 1/3 cup sugar 1 TB […]