Secret Recipes
FRANKENMUTH INN STUFFING By Gloria Pitzer As pictured above, seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; June 1997, p. 15). Also published, as seen below, in Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – The Best of the Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 95). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s […]
FRANKENMUTH FRESH CRANBERRY RELISH By Gloria Pitzer As pictured above, seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; June 1997, p. 15). Also published, as seen below, in Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – The Best of the Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 95). [A revised reprint of Gloria […]
CREAMED CHIPPED BEEF ON TOAST By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in her self-published cookbook, The Joy Of NOT Cooking Any More Than You Have To (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Nov. 1983, p. 53) INGREDIENTS: 3 cups water 1 cup dry milk powder 2/3 cup flour ¼ tsp pepper 2 tsp onion powder ½ tsp […]
VANILLA GLAZE – For Bread By Gloria Pitzer As seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – The Best of the Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 158). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] INGREDIENTS: 2 tablespoons milk 1 teaspoon vanilla 10 tablespoons firmly […]
OHIO BUCKEYES By Gloria Pitzer As seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Mostly 4-Ingredient Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; Reprinted – June 2002, p. 72). INGREDIENTS: ¾-lb margarine 1½ cups peanut butter 2-lbs powdered sugar 12-oz pkg. milk chocolate chips 6-oz pkg. semi-sweet chocolate chips ¼ cup additional peanut butter INSTRUCTIONS: In a big bowl, cream margarine […]
DEVILED EGGS By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in her self-published cookbook, Sugar Free Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Nov. 1987, p. 68). INGREDIENTS: 1 dozen eggs ½ cup mayonnaise 2 TB prepared mustard 2 packets Sweet & Low (or 4 tsp sugar) Season salt (to taste) INSTRUCTIONS: Hard cook the eggs in the shells. […]
PUMPKIN BREAD & VANILLA GLAZE By Gloria Pitzer As seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – The Best of the Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 158). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] I started to test several recipes for what truly talented […]
HAMTRAMCK PINEAPPLE BARS By Gloria Pitzer As pictured above, seen in her self-published cookbook… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; June 1997, p. 13). Also published (as seen below) in her last book… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – The Best of the Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 230). […]
SOFT PRETZELS By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in her last book, Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – The Best of the Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 274). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] THE SIMPLE RECIPES that I’ve told you I personally prefer, […]
BRANDIED FRUITS By Gloria Pitzer As seen in… Top Secret Recipes a la Carte (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Sept. 1979, p. 9) [NOTE: This is not a difficult recipe, but it does take a couple of weeks’ time, from start to finish. Maybe that’s why Grandma only made it once a year.] INGREDIENTS: 1-lb […]