Secret RecipesRecipes developed & tested by Gloria Pitzer, the Recipe Detective™
FUDGE CAKE ICING By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 207). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] In a 1 ½-quart sauce pan, combine 1/3 cup whole milk (not buttermilk, […]
BAGELS, LIKE THE BAGEL FACTORY’S By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Secret Restaurant Recipes Book (National Homemakers Newsletter, Pearl Beach, MI; Jan. 1977, p. 31). This is one recipe not often included in the general crop of cookbooks out today. [1977] INGREDIENTS: 4 cups all-purpose flour 2 tsp salt 1 pkg. (2/3-oz) compressed yeast […]
O’NASTY CONEY SAUCE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – The Best of the Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 66). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] THE SECRET TO A GOOD CONEY SAUCE is simple – brown and […]
STUCKEY’S PECAN PIE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Secret Restaurant Recipes Book (National Homemakers Newsletter, Pearl Beach, MI; Jan. 1977, p. 11). INGREDIENTS: 2 eggs, beaten 1 cup dark corn syrup 1/3 tsp salt 1 tsp vanilla 1 cup sugar 2 TB melted butter or margarine 1 cup pecan meats 1 unbaked, 9-inch […]
CHOCOLATE-COVERED GRAHAM CRACKERS By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – The Best of the Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 228). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] INGREDIENTS: The Crackers: 1 cup self-rising flour 2 cups Graham or wheat […]
CHICKEN IN THE GRUFF By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – The Best of the Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 100). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] INGREDIENTS: 3-lb chicken, cut-up fryer pieces (rinsed and drained) Flour (enough […]
SHALLOW CUP MARSHMALLOW CANDIES – Mallow Cup Imitation By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – The Best of the Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 233). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] Just like my Recess Peanut Butter Cups, […]
ARIZONA BANANA-ORANGE-NUT SALAD By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s The American Cookery Cookbook (Happy Newspaper Features, Pearl Beach, MI; July 1976, p. 3). INGREDIENTS: 1/3 cup oil 2 TB red wine vinegar ½ tsp dry mustard ½ tsp salt ¼ tsp pepper 3 to 4 medium oranges, peeled and sliced [or sectioned] 2 […]
NIAGARA FALLS FUDGE – Like Maple Leaf Village’s By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – The Best of the Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 231). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] AT MAPLE LEAF VILLAGE, in Niagara Falls, […]
FLOWERED JOHN’S SONS’ CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – The Best of the Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 254). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] INGREDIENTS: 13-ounce can Pet evaporated milk 6 ounces (¾ […]