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.
APPLE [or PEAR*] CRISP By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 240) [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] INGREDIENTS: ¼ pound butter or margarine 1 cup quick cooking, rolled oats […]
HUDSON’S SPINACH SOUFFLE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p. 17) INGREDIENTS: 2 eggs 1-lb can spinach, undrained 1 cup cottage cheese Salt & pepper, to taste 1 TB dry, minced onion ½ tsp garlic salt 2 cups seasoned poultry stuffing crumbs […]
PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES – Like you’ve never had before! By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 225). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] INGREDIENTS: ¼ cup black coffee 1 teaspoon […]
PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Second Helping Of Secret Recipes (National Homemakers Newsletter, Pearl Beach, MI; Nov. 1978, 4th Printing; p. 12) INGREDIENTS: ¾ cup peanut butter ½ cup soft butter or margarine ½ cup light corn syrup 1 tsp vanilla ½ tsp salt 4 cups sifted confectioner’s sugar ¾ […]
WEDNESDAY’S HOT & JUICY HAMBURGERS By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 17) [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] HAMBURGERS CAN BE seasoned as differently as there are restaurants to […]
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 […]