Secret RecipesRecipes developed & tested by Gloria Pitzer, the Recipe Detective™
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 […]
PEANUT BUTTER PIE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Mostly 4-Ingredient Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; April 1986, p. 7). INGREDIENTS: 2 boxes (3½-oz each) butterscotch pudding (NOT instant) 3 cups chocolate milk ½ cup peanut butter 9-inch baked and cooled pie shell (or crumb crust) INSTRUCTIONS: Put pudding powder and milk […]
PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (from Seize Chocolate Fudge) By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Mostly 4-Ingredient Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; April 1986, p. 69). INGREDIENTS: ¼-lb butter or margarine 12-oz pkg peanut butter [chips or] morsels 2 eggs, well beaten 1-lb powdered sugar 4 TB peanut butter 1 tsp vanilla INSTRUCTIONS: In […]
LOOSE HAMBURGER, like National Coney [aka: Kansas City Style Sloppy Joe] By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p. 42). Somewhere along the way, we found the secret of making the Kansas City style ‘Sloppy Joe’, which some call ‘Loose Hamburger’ – and […]
PISTACHIO PUDDING FROSTING By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Mostly 4-Ingredient Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; April 1986, p. 67). INGREDIENTS: 1½ cups cold milk 1 envelope Dream Whip powder 4-oz box instant pistachio pudding powder [or banana] ½ tsp almond extract INSTRUCTIONS: In 1½-qt deep, narrow, mixing bowl, [with electric mixer] […]
PISTACHIO PUDDING CAKE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Mostly 4-Ingredient Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; April 1986, p. 67). INGREDIENTS: 18-oz box white cake mix 4-oz box instant pistachio pudding powder [or banana] 1 cup club soda 3 eggs ½ cup oil INSTRUCTIONS: Stir dry cake mix with dry pudding powder, […]