Secret RecipesRecipes developed & tested by Gloria Pitzer, the Recipe Detective™
ANGEL AMBROSIA By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 280). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] INGREDIENTS: 1 angel food cake 7 ounces flaked coconut 2 jars (10-ounces each) maraschino […]
LEMON MERINGUE PIE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 246). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] THE LEMON FILLING: INGREDIENTS: 1 box (3 ¾ ounces) lemon pudding and pie […]
SUGAR-FREE FROZEN CUSTARD By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Sugar-Free Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Nov. 1987, p. 11). INGREDIENTS: 2 cups milk 2 TB cornstarch 5-6 packets Sweet & Low (granulated sugar substitute) Dash of salt (optional) 1 tsp vanilla 3 raw eggs, separated 2 TB butter or margarine, melted & cooled ½ […]
SHARE-A-LEASE BROWNIES By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 211). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] INGREDIENTS: 2 ounces (2 squares) unsweetened, solid, baking chocolate 1/3 cup butter or margarine […]
HUDSON’S CHIFFON CHEESECAKE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p. 16). Made in a spring form pan, [this cheesecake] stands about 4 inches high, with a light dusting of crumbs for a crust; unlike the usual recipes for this dessert. INGREDIENTS: 16-oz […]
HOTEL ASTOR CHEESELESS CHEESECAKE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p. 41). This recipe was dated 1939 and was updated by the hotel chefs in the early 1940s to include, in the crumb mixture, enough melted butter to moisten crumbs & a […]
HOT FUDGE SUNDAE TOPPING [& Butterscotch Variation] By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in Gloria Pitzer’s Mostly 4-Ingredient Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; April 1986, p. 6). INGREDIENTS: 12-oz pkg semi-sweet chocolate chips 14-oz can Eagle Brand Milk 1 tsp vanilla 2/3 cup hot coffee [black] INSTRUCTIONS: Combine all 4 ingredients in top of a […]
BLUEBERRY OPEN-FACE PIE, LIKE POLLY PIE SHOP’S By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 250). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] While living in California, I was introduced to the […]
BLUEBERRY MUFFINS, PDQ By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 151). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] INGREDIENTS: 2 eggs 2 cups firmly packed, vanilla ice cream; melted into a […]
CAESAR SALAD By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 47). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] The Caesar Salad, which has been attributed to Caesar’s Palace, rather than ‘Caesar’s P-l-a-c-e’, […]