Secret RecipesRecipes developed & tested by Gloria Pitzer, the Recipe Detective™
BIG VOID CHEESE SOUP (like Big Boy’s) By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Joy Of NOT Cooking – Any More Than You Have To (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Nov. 1983, p. 71). If you like the cheese soup served at Big Boy Restaurants, you might like this version, which is reminiscent of theirs.* […]
OATMEAL CRANBERRY MUFFINS (Like Old Country Buffet) [Plus, a raisin variation.] By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Secret RecipesTM Bulletin© #101 – Old Country Buffet… (Secret Recipes TM, Marysville, MI; 1998, p. 2). INGREDIENTS: 1 cup fresh cranberries* 1 cup milk 2 TB sugar 1/3 cup real mayonnaise 2 cups whole wheat flour ½ tsp […]
COUNTRFIET CHAMPAGNE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Yup! That’s The Flavor! (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; May 1998) INGREDIENTS & INSTRUCTIONS: Combine, in equal parts club soda, white grape juice, Canada Dry Gingerale, whether in a punch bowl or stemmed wine glass. Hook slices of lime on the rim [of either one]. Freeze red maraschino […]
CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE BRITTLE 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).] INGREDIENTS: ¼-lb butter ½ cup Crisco 2¼ cup powdered sugar 2 tsp […]
OATMEAL MUFFINS By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Better Cooker’s Cookbook (Happy Newspaper Features, Algonac, MI; 1973, p. 12) INGREDIENTS: 2 cups cold, cooked oatmeal 2½ cups biscuit mix 2 TB oil 1 egg, beaten 2/3 cup milk ¼ cup honey INSTRUCTIONS: [Combine, as listed.] Spoon into muffin cups. Bake at 350°F for 30 […]
SIMMERING POTPOURRI By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Make Alike Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Oct. 1991, p. 65). INGREDIENTS: 2 cups water 2 TB cinnamon 1 TB apple spice 1 TB ground allspice 1 tsp ground cloves Citrus peels from an orange and/or lemon INSTRUCTIONS: In a small skillet or saucepan, combine water, […]
CHRISTMAS GINGERBREAD By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Second Helping Of Secret Recipes (National Homemakers Newsletter, Pearl Beach, MI; July 1977, p. 53). INGREDIENTS: 1 cup margarine or butter, softened 1 cup sugar 3 TB powdered ginger 1 tsp ground nutmeg ¼ tsp powdered cinnamon A pinch of salt ¾ cup dark molasses 1 […]
BAKED PEARS DESSERT By Gloria Pitzer, as originally shared in her self-published newsletter, Gloria Pitzer’s Homemaker’s Newsletter, Vol. 1, No. 4 (April 1974) and later reprinted in her self-published cookbook, 25th Anniversary Issue of Gloria Pitzer’s Secret Recipes Newsletter – The First 12 Issues of 1974 (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; April 1999, p. 20). INGREDIENTS: […]
GREENFIELD VILLAGE COOKIES By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p. 13). INGREDIENTS: 2 cups flour 1 tsp each: ground ginger, ground cloves, cinnamon ½ tsp soda ½ tsp salt ¾ cup granulated sugar ¾ cup butter 1 egg, plus yolk of another […]
LEMON CREAM MOUSSE PIE 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: 4-oz box lemon flavored, instant, pudding powder 1 2/3 cups milk […]