Secret RecipesRecipes developed & tested by Gloria Pitzer, the Recipe Detective™
CREAM SODA (Homemade) By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Copycat Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; April 1988, p. 105). INGREDIENTS: 1-qt (minus ½ cupful) 1 TB vanilla extract ¼ cup light corn syrup (Karo) or use sugar-free pancake syrup for sugar-free version INSTRUCTIONS: Removing that ½ cup of Club Soda from the [bottle], […]
BUTTERMILK FRIED CHICKEN By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Sugar-Free Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Nov. 1987, p. 97). INGREDIENTS: 2 (2½- to 3-lb each) broiler-fryer chickens, cut up 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 cups buttermilk Cooking oil INSTRUCTIONS: Season chicken with salt and pepper. Coat with some of the flour then dip in […]
OVEN-BAKED BACON (Sandwich Filling) By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Sugar-Free Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Nov. 1987, p. 74). Oven-baked bacon, to use as a sandwich filling or in other dishes, is easily prepared by… INGREDIENTS: 1-lb bacon INSTRUCTIONS: …Placing a whole pound of bacon – without separating the slices – in a […]
Stuffed Baked Potatoes, Like Golden Lion (Detroit, MI) By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 134). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] When I had these at the Golden Lion (Detroit, […]
CHICKEN CUTLET SANDWICH By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 115). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] INGREDIENTS: 6 boneless chicken breasts Bowl of water Bowl of flour Bowl of […]
Happy August – as well as, Get Ready For Kindergarten Month and National Back to School Month! CHILLY PUTTY By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in her self-published newsletter… Gloria Pitzer’s Secret Recipes Newsletter (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Nov.-Dec. 1990, p. 4). From Art Lewis and Sue Smith, my every Tuesday at 10 am (EST) […]
BRAVE KID’S CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 222). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] “DAVID’S COOKIES”, a very popular cookie company in New York, has […]
CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM BAR COATING By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 258). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] INGREDIENTS: 6 tablespoons melted paraffin 1 ounce unsweetened, solid, baking chocolate […]
HOT FUDGE, LIKE BROWN’S By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 262). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] I remember 2 Brown’s ice cream parlors [from my childhood in Southeast […]
HORSEY SAUCE – Like Totem Pole’s By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 189). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] Before the Golden Arches was even a gleam in Ray […]