Secret RecipesRecipes developed & tested by Gloria Pitzer, the Recipe Detective™
Prince Charles’ Skillet Strata By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 135). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] When WJR Radio, Detroit, sent Warren Pierce to cover the wedding of […]
Sanders’ 3-Layer (Pecan) Bar Cookies By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p. 48). INGREDIENTS: ¼-lb [1 stick] butter 4 TB sugar 1 tsp cinnamon 2 cups dry, quick rolled oats ½ cup flour ½ cup chopped pecans (or walnuts) 1-lb powdered sugar […]
MACKUS RED FOX HOUSE DRESSING By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – The Best of the Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 30). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition). This is one of those unique combinations of ingredients that […]
CELERY SEED DRESSING – LIKE WOMEN’S CITY CLUB, DETROIT By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – The Best of the Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 30). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition). [From Mackus Red Fox House Dressing] […]
(HOMEMADE) CELERY SALT MIX By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – The Best of the Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 16). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition). INGREDIENTS: 1/2-cup table salt 1/2-cup dehydrated celery leaves 1/4-cup celery seed […]
HOMEMADE FINGER PAINTS By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p. 44). INGREDIENTS: ½ cup laundry starch, like Linit 1 cup COLD water 1 envelope plain Knox gelatin powder 2 cups HOT water ½ cup soap flakes, like Ivory Food coloring INSTRUCTIONS: Combine, […]
MANWICH-STYLE SLOPPY JOES By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p. 33). My version of this grocery shelf product [originally], dated 8/14/76, provided a one-pan (6-qt kettle) or Slow Cooker mixture that did not require much attention. NOTES ON SLOPPY JOE RECIPE: This […]
PUNCH-A-TRAIN RAREBIT SAUCE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Eating Out at Home (National Home News, St. Clair, MI; September 1978, p. 22). INGREDIENTS: ½ cup Pabst Blue Ribbon beer 1-lb sharp cheddar cheese, grated 2 TB butter ½ tsp dry mustard 1 clove garlic, minced 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce A few grains of cayenne […]
STRAWBERRY NUT BREAD By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 165). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] The Wine Country Inn located in St. Helena, California, has been a Napa […]
WHITE MOUNTAIN MUFFINS By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Mostly 4-Ingredient Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; April 1986, p. 101). INGREDIENTS: 2 cups self-rising flour 2 TB sugar 1 cup milk 4 TB mayonnaise INSTRUCTIONS: In 1½-qt mixing bowl, stir the self-rising flour with the sugar; and, in a cup, whip the […]