PIZZA HAT CRUST MIX By Gloria Pitzer As seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – The Best of the Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 77). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] Put this together ahead of when you plan to use it, […]
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Hi! 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.
Hardly’s Biscuits
HARDLY’S BISCUITS By Gloria Pitzer As seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – The Best of the Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 176). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] While Hardee’s seemed to be lost in the fast food shuffle for […]
ROAST BRIEF & BARBECUED BEEF SANDWICHES, LIKE ARBY’S By Gloria Pitzer As seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – The Best of the Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 186). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] If you must, take the pan […]
Big Boy Hamburger Sauce
BIG BOY HAMBURGER SAUCE Imitated by Gloria Pitzer As seen in her self-published cookbook… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; June 1997, p. 7) INGREDIENTS: 1 cup real mayonnaise ¼ cup bottled chili sauce ¼ cup ketchup 3 TB sugar ½ cup sweet pickle relish INSTRUCTIONS: Mix together. Store […]
Hotel Astor Waffles
HOTEL ASTOR WAFFLES [Including homemade cake flour recipe*] By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; June 1997, p. 41). INGREDIENTS: 2 cups sifted cake flour* 2 tsp baking powder ½ tsp salt 3 eggs, separated 1 cup milk 4 TB melted butter ½ tsp […]
Homemade Cake Flour
HOMEMADE CAKE FLOUR By Gloria Pitzer As seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; June 1997, p. 41). If you don’t have cake flour, use 2 cups all-purpose flour, removing 2 TB of flour from the 2 cups and replacing it with only 1 TB cornstarch; sifting this […]
Hostess Filled Cupcakes & Fudge Frosting
HOSTESS FILLED CUPCAKES & FUDGE FROSTING By Gloria Pitzer As seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; June 1997, p. 53). WHEN HOSTESS CUPCAKES had a birthday in May, the Detroit News claimed that anyone with $25 for ingredients, 5 hours to kill, access to countless pots and […]
Big Boy Chocolate Pie
BIG BOY CHOCOLATE PIE Imitation by Gloria Pitzer First published in her Homemaker’s Newsletter (April 1976 issue). A revised [1982] version (below) was last published in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – The Best of the Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 244). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, […]
Hostess-Style Brownies & Fudge Icing
HOSTESS-STYLE BROWNIES & FUDGE ICING By Gloria Pitzer As seen in… The Original 200 Plus Recipes Book (Secret Recipes, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p. 14) BROWNIES INGREDIENTS: ½ cup butter 1 cup sugar 3 eggs ½ tsp vanilla 1 cup chopped walnuts (optional) ¾ cup flour 1 tsp baking powder 4 TB unsweetened dry cocoa […]
Fudge Frosting, No Smear
[No Smear] FUDGE FROSTING BY GLORIA PITZER As seen in… The Original 200 Plus Recipes Book (Secret Recipes, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p. 53) INGREDIENTS: ½ cup light corn syrup ½ cup buttermilk (not sour milk) ½ cup packed brown sugar ½ cup margarine (or butter) 4 squares (1-oz each) solid, unsweetened, baking chocolate ½ […]