Secret RecipesRecipes developed & tested by Gloria Pitzer, the Recipe Detective™
WHOOPIE PIES OR DEVIL DOGS (& FILLING) By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Secret Make Alike Recipes – Revised (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; May 1997, p. 55). This is a favorite Amish recipe from our recent travels through Indiana. [See also: “Whoopie Pie Filling”] INGREDIENTS: 6 TB butter 1 cup sugar 1 egg 2 cups […]
WHOOPIE PIE FILLING (for Whoopie Pies or Devil Dogs) By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Secret Make Alike Recipes – Revised (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; May 1997, p. 55). This is a favorite Amish recipe from our recent travels through Indiana. INGREDIENTS: 6 TB butter 1 cup sugar 1 egg 2 cups flour ½ cup […]
SUGARED PECANS (from Cracker Barrel’s Bread Pudding) By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Secret Make Alike Recipes – Revised (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; May 1997, p. 29). INGREDIENTS: 2 TB butter 1 TB oil 2-oz pecan pieces 4 TB sugar INSTRUCTIONS: In a small skillet, combine butter and oil, on medium-low heat, with pecan pieces […]
THE GOOD SAMARITAN COFFEECAKE (from Herman) By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Make Alike Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Oct. 1991, p. 12). WHEN YOU GIVE away a cup of “Herman” [traditionally] a note must accompany it, reading: “This is Herman. Treat him with love and keep him warm and away from […]
HERMAN SOURDOUGH RAISIN BREAD (BISCUITS) By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Make Alike Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Oct. 1991, p. 12). [See also her recipes for: Sourdough Biscuits and Thin Vanilla Glaze/Icing] INGREDIENTS: 1 recipe Sourdough Biscuits ½ tsp cinnamon ½ cup raisins 3 TB sugar Cinnamon-Sugar Mix, (1 tsp cinnamon […]
BISCUITS LIKE CRACKER BARREL’S By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Secret Make Alike Recipes – Revised (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; May 1997, p. 10). INGREDIENTS: 2 cups flour 1 TB baking powder 1 TB sugar ½ tsp salt 1/3 cup Crisco (not margarine, please) 1/8 tsp baking soda ¾ cup buttermilk INSTRUCTIONS: Mix flour, baking […]
CABBAGE WITH SMOKY LINKS By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Mostly 4-Ingredient Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; April 1986, p. 14). INGREDIENTS: [1 recipe of “Corned Beef Broth With Cabbage” (not boiled yet)] 1-lb package Smoky Links INSTRUCTIONS: Prepare… [1 recipe of “Corned Beef Broth With Cabbage”, not boiled yet] but also […]
CORNED BEEF BROTH WITH CABBAGE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Mostly 4-Ingredient Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; April 1986, p. 14). INGREDIENTS: Leftover broth from “Corned Beef” recipe Enough water added to broth to give you 6 cups (total) Half of a head of cabbage, cut into bite-size pieces 1 medium, […]
CORNED BEEF (4-Ingred.) By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Mostly 4-Ingredient Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; April 1986, p. 14). One of the most tender briskets you’ll ever have! Making it up the day before you plan to serve it is the secret of success! INGREDIENTS: 3 to 3½-lb corned beef brisket […]
POPOVERS – Like Bullock’s [With Blueberry Option*] By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 37). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] When you ordered the Canton Chicken Salad at the […]