Secret Recipes
FLOWERED JOHN’S SONS – SPUMONI By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 253). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] INGREDIENTS: 1 pint each: vanilla, chocolate, pistachio and strawberry ice creams […]
CARNIVAL COTTON CANDY By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Second Helping Of Secret Recipes (National Homemakers Newsletter, Pearl Beach, MI; July 1977, p. 74). INGREDIENTS: 1/3 cup water ¼ cup light Karo [syrup] 1 cup sugar INSTRUCTIONS: Grease handles of two wooden spoons. Tape to a tabletop so that two-thirds of the handles extend […]
THE BUDDIN’ ONION By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Secret Make Alike Recipes [Revised] (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; May 1997, p. 26). Whether it’s the Blossom at Chili’s or the Bloomin’ Onion at Outback or the Onion Ring Loaf at Tony Roma’s – it’s a technique not a recipe that makes these franchise food specialties […]
BAR NONE & BAYLEAF CIRCUS ELEPHANT EARS By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Second Helping Of Secret Recipes (National Homemakers Newsletter, Pearl Beach, MI; July 1977, p. 38). INGREDIENTS: 2 cups milk 5 tablespoons sugar 5 tablespoons shortening 2 tablespoons salt 2 envelopes active dry yeast 2 cups warm water (105°F to 110°F) 6 […]
CRANBERRY (HOLIDAY) PUNCH By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Copycat Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; April 1988, p. 112). INGREDIENTS: 1-qt cranberry juice 1-qt prepared lemonade 1-qt [Faygo] “Red Pop” ( or strawberry or cherry carbonated soda) 1-qt Sundance brand carbonated cranberry drink or carbonated apple drink INSTRUCTIONS: In [a large] punch bowl, […]
CHERRY TARTS (Shortcut) By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Secret Recipes Newsletter (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; July-Aug. 1997, Issue 181; p. 7). INGREDIENTS: 24 vanilla wafer cookies [aka: Nilla Wafers] 21-oz can cherry pie filling 8-oz [jar] cherry preserves Cool Whip Chocolate sprinkles INSTRUCTIONS: Line 24 cupcake wells in paper liners. Into […]
VANILLA ICE CREAM By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Second Helping Of Secret Recipes, Revised (National Home News, St. Clair, MI; November 1978, p. 48). INGREDIENTS: 2/3 cup (7½-oz can) sweetened condensed milk ½ cup water 1½-tsp vanilla 1 cup whipping cream INSTRUCTIONS: Mix [first 3 ingredients]. Chill. Whip cream to custard-like consistency. Fold […]
HIGHERS ROOT BEER By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Second Helping Of Secret Recipes, Revised (National Home News, St. Clair, MI; November 1978, p. 17). INGREDIENTS: 1½-tsp Root Beer Concentrate (I used McCormick’s brand) 1 cup granulated sugar 7¼ cups luke-warm water (free of any trace of chlorine) ¼ tsp dry yeast ¼ cup […]
LIFE SLIVERS (Candy) By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, P. 231). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] The Candy WITHOUT the holes! INGREDIENTS: 3¾ cups sugar ½ cup light corn […]
Thank God it’s Monday. I love Mondays, as they’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you! Therefore, happy Monday. #TheRecipeDetective It’s summer break – what students see as 12 weeks of freedom from schoolwork. Nowadays, it’s the time in which most families take long vacations […]