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DIZZY WORLD VANILLA FUDGE

DIZZY WORLD VANILLA FUDGE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Second Helping Of Secret Recipes, Revised (National Home News, St. Clair, MI; November 1978, p. 13). INGREDIENTS: 1½ cups butter or margarine 13-oz can PET Milk 1-lb brown sugar 2 cups granulated sugar 1/8 tsp salt 1-lb confectioner’s sugar 1 tsp vanilla INSTRUCTIONS: Combine […]

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Mondays & Memories of My Mom – Dad Is King, Mom Said So

Thank God it’s Monday, again. I always look forward to every Monday because they’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you. Therefore, happy Monday. Additionally, I hope all the dads out there enjoyed a splendid, memory-making Father’s Day weekend with their children. #TheRecipeDetective #FathersDay #UniversalFathersWeek […]

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BIG PLOY’S GARLIC BREAD

BIG PLOY’S GARLIC BREAD By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 161). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] When you eat at Big Boy restaurants, at least those in Michigan […]

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Mondays & Memories of My Mom – Big Boy Is My Kind Of Place

Once again, Happy Monday. I LOVE Mondays! They’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you. #TheRecipeDetective #NationalBigBoyDay While there isn’t an official Big Boy Birthday Week, many Big Boy restaurants often have special offers and events during the week leading up to and including June […]

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ROCKY ROAD BARK, Like Sanders

ROCKY ROAD BARK, Like Sanders [From Chocolate Almond Bark, Like Sanders’] By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 233). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] When you look at all […]

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Mondays & Memories of My Mom – Summertime Celebrates The Outdoors

Thank God it’s Monday, again. I LOVE Mondays! They’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you. Therefore, happy Monday and happy June! #TheRecipeDetective #NationalCampingMonth #GreatOutdoorsMonth Summer unofficially began on Memorial Day. However, the actual Summer Solstice doesn’t start for almost three weeks. Regardless, the whole […]

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RAG DOLL By Gloria Pitzer

Happy June! By the way, Friday, the 13th, is… National Sewing Machine Day! In honor, here are directions for making one of Mom’s beloved rag dolls. RAG DOLL By Gloria Pitzer* FROM MOM’S MEMORIES… No Laughing Matter [Gloria Pitzer’s syndicated column (circa early 1980s)] Excerpt from… ‘TIS THE SEASON TO BE THANKFUL AND/OR JOLLY [RE: […]

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