Secret RecipesRecipes developed & tested by Gloria Pitzer, the Recipe Detective™
ONE-DISH MEAL PASTY By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Secret Sugar-Free Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Nov. 1987, p. 108). (Pronounced: pass-tea.) Adapted from ‘I Got A Cook In Kalamazoo’ (Junior League of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI). INGREDIENTS: THE PASTRY: 3 cups all-purpose flour, sifted 1 tsp salt 1 cup lard ½ cup […]
MICHIGAN U.P. PASTY By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Secret Sugar-Free Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Nov. 1987, p. 108). (Pronounced: pass-tea) Cornish Meat Pies… brought to this country by Welsh miners who worked in the copper mines of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. This was their meal, in a pocket pie […]
By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 173). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] BRISK-QUICK MIX: INGREDIENTS: 6 cups flour 3 TB baking powder 3 TB sugar, or equivalent in […]
BELGIAN WAFFLE SAUCE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Top Secret Recipes a la Carte (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Sept. 1979, p. 6) INGREDIENTS: ¼ cup strawberry jam ½ cup light corn syrup ½ tsp lemon juice 2 drops red food coloring ¼ tsp vanilla ¼ tsp almond extract INSTRUCTIONS: Mix together [as listed]. […]
TURTLE SUNDAE COOKIES (from Famous Nameless Cookies) By Gloria Pitzer, as seen on several of her free-sample-recipes-and-information sheets. INGREDIENTS: 18-ounce box yellow cake mix ½ cup packed brown sugar ½ cup self-rising flour 1 cup real mayonnaise 12-ounce package semi-sweet chocolate chips 10-oz bag English Toffee Bits 2 cups chopped pecans INSTRUCTIONS: As listed, [in […]
ICE CREAM SANDWICHES By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in her self-published cookbook… The Secrets Of Homemade Groceries (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Sept. 1979, p. 37) If you’ve never made your own ice cream sandwiches, you’ve been missing something (besides hips and double chins)! All things in moderation. These are the very best and so […]
BISCUIT MIX, LIKE BISQUICK By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in her self-published cookbook… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p. 5) INGREDIENTS: 8 cups flour 3 TB baking powder 2 tsp baking soda 2 tsp salt ¾ cup dry, milk powder 1 cup solid Crisco INSTRUCTIONS: Combine all […]
TUNA SALAD, LIKE SANDERS’ 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. 37). INGREDIENTS: 2 cans (6-oz each) tuna packed in water (not oil), drained 1 rib celery, finely minced ½ cup mayonnaise 3 TB sweet pickle relish 3 […]
CHICKEN SALAD, LIKE SANDERS’ 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. 37). INGREDIENTS: 2 cups chopped celery [prepared*] 2 cups canned, drained, chunk chicken (white meat, like Hormel’s) 2/3 cup real mayonnaise ½ cup canned, jellied cranberry sauce; […]
MONTE CRISTO, TORONTO-STYLE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 185). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] Allow 3 slices of bread per sandwich. You’ll assemble the sandwiches and trim […]