Secret Recipes
(STRAWBERRY) RHUBARB PIE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in her self-published cookbook, Sugar-Free Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Nov. 1987, p. 6). INGREDIENTS: 3 TB flour 1 cup sugar [or sugar substitute equivalent] 1 large egg, beaten 1 cup sugar-free strawberry jam [see our homemade version on the “Recipes” tab] 2 cups rhubarb, cut […]
STRAWBERRY JAM, SUGAR-FREE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in her self-published cookbook, Sugar-Free Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Nov. 1987, p. 10). INGREDIENTS: 4 TB liquid sweetener (Pillsbury’s Sweet 10) 2 cups fresh or frozen, diced rhubarb ½ cup sliced, fresh strawberries Small box (1.1-oz) sugar-free, strawberry Jell-O powder INSTRUCTIONS: Combine liquid sweetener and […]
APPLESAUCE CAKE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Eating Out at Home (National Home News, St. Clair, MI; September 1978, p. 32) INGREDIENTS: ½ cup butter (or other fat) 1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed 1 cup applesauce 1 cup chopped raisins 2¼ cups sifted pastry or cake flour ½ tsp [baking] soda 1 tsp […]
ELEVEN SECRET SPICES By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 90). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] INGREDIENTS: 2 tablespoons paprika 1 tablespoon onion salt 1 teaspoon celery salt 1 […]
Happy Monday and happy June! Personally, I always look forward to Mondays because they’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with all of you! #TheRecipeDetective #NationalGardeningWeek #GardeningExerciseDay #GreatOutdoorsMonth Since yesterday was the first Sunday in June, this is National Gardening Week! In fact, today’s also National […]