Secret RecipesRecipes developed & tested by Gloria Pitzer, the Recipe Detective™
TRUFFLES By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p. 199) INGREDIENTS: 12-oz pkg semi-sweet chocolate chips 1-oz unsweetened solid baking chocolate 4-oz German Sweet Chocolate bar [or Nestle’s Milk Chocolate] 2 TB melted paraffin 1 TB coconut extract INSTRUCTIONS: Melt over gently simmering […]
HAWAIIAN HILTON FRUITCAKE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p. 14) INGREDIENTS: 3 eggs ½ cup packed brown sugar ¼ cup granulated sugar ½ tsp baking powder ½ tsp salt ½ tsp almond extract ¾ cup flour 2 cups flaked coconut, snipped […]
FROM-SCRATCH PUMPKIN PIE FILLING By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 245) [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] INGREDIENTS: 4 eggs, beaten thoroughly 29-ounce can pumpkin 1½ cups granulated sugar […]
HOT COCOA MIX By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 266) [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] INGREDIENTS: 2 cups non-fat, dry, milk powder 1/3 cup unsweetened, cocoa powder ¾ […]
APPLE [or PEAR*] CRISP By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 240) [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] INGREDIENTS: ¼ pound butter or margarine 1 cup quick cooking, rolled oats […]
HUDSON’S SPINACH SOUFFLE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p. 17) INGREDIENTS: 2 eggs 1-lb can spinach, undrained 1 cup cottage cheese Salt & pepper, to taste 1 TB dry, minced onion ½ tsp garlic salt 2 cups seasoned poultry stuffing crumbs […]
PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES – Like you’ve never had before! By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 225). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] INGREDIENTS: ¼ cup black coffee 1 teaspoon […]
PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Second Helping Of Secret Recipes (National Homemakers Newsletter, Pearl Beach, MI; Nov. 1978, 4th Printing; p. 13). INGREDIENTS: ¾ cup peanut butter ½ cup soft butter or margarine ½ cup light corn syrup 1 tsp vanilla ½ tsp salt 4 cups sifted confectioner’s sugar ¾ […]
WEDNESDAY’S HOT & JUICY HAMBURGERS By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 17) [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] HAMBURGERS CAN BE seasoned as differently as there are restaurants to […]
SCAPEGOAT SCRAPPLE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Mixed Blessings (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; March 1984, p. 40) INGREDIENTS: 1-lb [ground] breakfast sausage 20-oz can apple pie filling 9-inch unbaked pie shell 8-oz pkg shredded cheddar cheese INSTRUCTIONS: Brown sausage in skillet, crumbling it with the tines of a fork. Mix it […]