Secret Recipes
SANDERS’ STYLE ANGEL FOOD CAKE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Secret Restaurant Recipes Book (National Homemakers Newsletter, Pearl Beach, MI; Jan. 1977, p. 40). I prefer angel cake unfrosted. Do not cut it with a knife. Tear it with one of the special implements sold for this purpose or with your fingers. It […]
PUMPKIN SEEDS By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Cook is a 4-Letter Word! (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; November 1984, p. 46). INGREDIENTS: 1 cup table salt + ¼ cup extra 8 cups water 2 cups cleaned, pumpkin seeds 2 egg whites INSTRUCTIONS: Dissolve 1 cup salt in 4 cups water, over medium heat, in […]
Thank God it’s Monday, again. I personally look forward to all Mondays, as they’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with everyone! Therefore, happy Monday to one and all. #TheRecipeDetective #HuntForHappinessWeek This is the third full week of January (for 2024). It kicked off yesterday, celebrating […]
Thank God it’s Monday, again. I personally look forward to all Mondays, as they’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with everyone! Therefore, happy Monday to one and all. #TheRecipeDetective #NationalMichiganDay First of all, I want to congratulate our Detroit Lions football team for their fantastic […]
COOKIE SHEET PREPARATION By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Mostly 4-Ingredient Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; April 1986, p. 43). Whenever you see (*) by ‘prepared cookie sheet’, in one of my cookie recipes, I want you to prepare the cookie sheet in this manner… INSTRUCTIONS: Spray cookie sheet with Pam, evenly. […]
PERFECT PUMPKIN PIE, From Ruby Christmas Tree Farm By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Second Helping Of Secret Recipes, Revised (National Home News, St. Clair, MI; November 1978, p. 24). Ann & Warren Reuter’s cider mill and Christmas tree farm pumpkin pie, as they served it at their Ruby, MI location… INGREDIENTS: 1½ cups […]
FRANKENMUTH HOT GERMAN POTATO SALAD – Like Zender’s By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 40). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] INGREDIENTS: 1-pound sliced bacon, cut in 1” pieces […]
SWEETEN HOUSE BREAD PUDDING By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 277). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] INGREDIENTS: 6 slices of white toast – crusts trimmed away Butter or […]
BUTTERSCOTCH PUDDING By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 261). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] INGREDIENTS: 12-ounce package butterscotch baking chips 14-ounce can Eagle Brand milk ¼ pound butter […]
HONEY BUTTER By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Mostly 4-Ingredient Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; April 1986, p. 100). INGREDIENTS: ¼-lb butter or margarine ½ cup honey 6 slices bacon, fried crispy & crumbled [fine]; plus, drippings INSTRUCTIONS: In 1½-qt mixing bowl, with mixer on high speed, cream butter until light and […]