Secret RecipesHi! I'm Laura Emerich and Gloria Pitzer, the ORIGINAL Secret Recipe Detective, is my mom. This website is lovingly dedicated to her memory and legacy.
BAKED BEANS, KENTUCKY STYLE (Like the Original Colonel’s) By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 129). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] I could never find another good recipe for […]
Thank God Its Monday, again. I look forward to all Mondays, as they’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you. Therefore, happy Monday and welcome! #TheRecipeDetective #GetToKnowYourCustomersDay #IndependentRetailerMonth The third Thursday of each quarter is Get to Know Your Customers Day, which was observed last […]
TAPIOCA CUSTARD By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p. 34). INGREDIENTS: 1-qt scalded milk [cooled] ½ cup pearl tapioca 4 eggs ½ cup sugar 1 tsp salt 1 tsp vanilla 2/3 cup raisins – optional INSTRUCTIONS: Soak tapioca in just enough cold […]
Thank God it’s Monday, again. I personally look forward to all Mondays, as they’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you! Therefore, happy Monday. #TheRecipeDetective #NationalCulinaryArtsMonth July celebrates, among other things, National Culinary Arts Month. Mom believed that cooking (and baking) was an art as […]
Kids’ Summer Break Recipes – Quick Peanut Butter Fudge By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… “When the Kids Take Over the Kitchen”, National Home News Magazine (National Home News, St. Clair, MI; Circa 1979–1980, p. 11). INGREDIENTS: 1 stick margarine, plus a little extra 1 cup brown sugar ¼ cup cocoa [Dash] of salt 1/3 […]
Kids’ Summer Break Recipes – Pseudo Pizza By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… “When the Kids Take Over the Kitchen”, National Home News Magazine (National Home News, St. Clair, MI; Circa 1979–1980, p. 11). INGREDIENTS: 2 tubes (10-oz each) refrigerated biscuits 2 cans (4-oz each) tomato sauce Oregano Dry minced onion Parmesan cheese Garlic salt […]
Kids’ Summer Break Recipes – Humble Heroes By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… “When the Kids Take Over the Kitchen”, National Home News Magazine (National Home News, St. Clair, MI; Circa 1979–1980, p. 11). INGREDIENTS: Hero sandwich rolls, sliced lengthwise into 3 layers Butter Mayonnaise Mustard Ketchup Relish Muenster cheese Boiled ham Hard salami Lettuce […]
ICE CREAM MUFFINS, WITH BLUEBERRIES (from Ice Cream Bread) By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 163). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] You can drop the prepared bread batter […]
FLOWERED JOHN’S SONS – SPUMONI By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 253). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] INGREDIENTS: 1 pint each: vanilla, chocolate, pistachio and strawberry ice creams […]
CARNIVAL COTTON CANDY By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Second Helping Of Secret Recipes (National Homemakers Newsletter, Pearl Beach, MI; July 1977, p. 74). INGREDIENTS: 1/3 cup water ¼ cup light Karo [syrup] 1 cup sugar INSTRUCTIONS: Grease handles of two wooden spoons. Tape to a tabletop so that two-thirds of the handles extend […]