Secret RecipesRecipes developed & tested by Gloria Pitzer, the Recipe Detective™
MEATBALLS LIKE WIN SCHULER’S (MARSHALL, MI) By Gloria Pitzer As first seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s National Homemaker’s Newsletter (Issue No. 26; February 1976) Reprinted in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; June 1997, p. 57) MEATBALLS – INGREDIENTS: 3-lbs. ground round or sirloin 2 envelopes dry, onion soup mix […]
BIG BOY-STYLE BLEU CHEESE DRESSING By Gloria Pitzer As seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; June 1997, p. 7) INGREDIENTS: 1 ½ C. real mayonnaise 1/3 C. liquid drained from any canned green vegetable ½ C. powdered creamer (like Creamora) ½ C. non-fat, dry, milk powder 3 […]
TACO BELL MAKE-ALIKE TORTILLAS [& TACO MIXTURE]* By Gloria Pitzer, from Gloria Pitzer’s National Homemaker’s Newsletter (Issue 30, June 1976) Also seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; June 1997, p. 48) 2 C. mesa harino (corn flour) or plain, all-purpose, white flour 1 1/3 C. lukewarm water […]
BIG BATCH SCRAMBLED EGGS By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in her column, ‘Secret Recipes From… Gloria Pitzer’ (Times Herald, Port Huron, MI; August 3, 1978) The introduction of a breakfast menu to the fast food franchise was also their idea and they probably do it better than others because of their organized food-planning concept. Try […]
KENTUCKY BISCUITS By Gloria Pitzer, as she prepared them on ABC’s “Home” show – Feb. 1988 INGREDIENTS: 1 1/2 C. Bisquick 1 rounded TB sour cream 1/4 C. club soda 1/2 tsp. sugar INSTRUCTIONS: Mix together until smooth dough forms. Dip hand into just enough more Bisquick so you can kneed the dough in the […]
CREAM CHEESE BROWNIES By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; June 1997, p. 18) INGREDIENTS: 4 oz. Baker’s Chocolate, Sweet German 5 TB butter (separated in half) 3 oz. cream cheese 1 C. sugar 3 eggs 1 TB flour (+ 1/2 C. additional flour) […]
Awrey’s Karat Cake By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; June 1997, p. 4) INGREDIENTS: 1 C. sugar 2 eggs 6-oz. oil 1 1/2 C. flour 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. baking soda 1 1/4 tsp. salt 1 tsp. cinnamon 1 1/2 […]
Bob Oven’s Potato & Cheese Soup By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in her 2002-2004 fall media “free samples” sheet. Ingredients: 3 cans (10-oz. each) condensed cream of chicken soup 10-oz. can cheddar cheese soup half a soup can measurement of real mayonnaise 14-oz. can sliced potatoes, drained Instructions: Stir together, first 3 ingredients in top […]
Sanders’ Fudge Cake & Buttercream Icing, with Fudge Frosting (aka: “Bumpy Cake”) By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© (Secret Recipes, St. Clair, MI; June 1997, pp. 37-38) FUDGE CAKE – INGREDIENTS: 2/3 C. butter 1 3/4 C. granulated sugar 1 tsp. vanilla 2 eggs 2 1/2 squares (1-oz each) unsweetened, […]
Neiman Marcus-Style Cheesecake By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© (Secret Recipes, St. Clair, MI; June 1997, p. 32) Ingredients: 1 cup sugar 1 TB flour 3 pkgs. (8-oz. each) cream cheese, at room temperature 6 egg yolks, well-beaten 1 TB vanilla 1 TB lemon juice the rind of half a […]