Secret Recipes
INTRODUCTION In the 1960s and 1970s, Mom designed a few different editorial columns, satirically geared toward working homemakers like herself (or those who just want to laugh at life), mailing out samples to over 300 newspapers. Within a year, she was steadily writing two different columns (“No Laughing Matter” and “Minding the Hearth”) for 60 […]
Happy September. It’s National Potato Month. In honor, here’s Mom’s secret for making… #NationalPotatoMonth POTATO (or ERASER) STAMPS, HOMEMADE By Gloria Pitzer [circa 1970s] When Mom began “the family enterprise” in the early 1970s, she designed her own stamps, with which to decorate the covers and pages of her self-published books. She used different colored […]
In honor of tomorrow, being National Chicken Boy Day and the start of September, which is National Chicken Month, here’s Mom’s copycat version of… #ChickenBoyDay #NationalChickenMonth GENE HACKMAN’S CHICKEN RECIPE [With BBQ Variation] By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p. 15). Per […]
Once again, happy Monday. I LOVE Mondays, as they’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you. #TheRecipeDetective #NationalReadABookDay #LibraryCardSignUpMonth Next Sunday is National Read A Book Day, among other things. Relatedly, tomorrow kicks off the month of September and National Library Card Sign Up Month. […]
In honor of TODAY, being National Peach Pie Day, here’s Mom’s secret recipe for… #NationalPeachPieDay PEACH PIE (Fresh) By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Secret Knock-Off Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; Nov 1996, p. 18). Per usual, I’m asking only for proper credit if you care to re-share it. INGREDIENTS: 2 recipes [prepared] Crisco No-Rolling […]
In honor of TODAY, being National Peach Pie Day, here’s Mom’s secret recipe for… #NationalPeachPieDay Crisco No-Rolling Pin Pie Crust By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Secret Knock-Off Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; Nov 1996, p. 16). Per usual, I’m asking only for proper credit if you care to re-share it. INGREDIENTS: 6 TB Crisco […]
Thank God it’s Monday, again. I always look forward to every Monday. They’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you. Therefore, I hope this brings you a happy Monday. #TheRecipeDetective #NationalBeachDay #FamilyFunMonth Next Sunday is National Beach Day and it’s still Family Fun Month, too. […]
In honor of this coming Saturday, being Never Bean Better Day, here’s Mom’s copycat recipe for… #NeverBeanBetterDay Baked Beans, Like Boston Market By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Secret RecipesTM Bulletin© #102 – Imitations of Boston Market Dishes (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; 1998, p. 1). As always, asking only for proper credit if you care […]
Thank God it’s Monday, once again. As always, I look forward to every Monday. They’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you. Therefore, I hope this brings you a happy Monday, too. #TheRecipeDetective #FamilyFunMonth #HappinessHappensMonth We’re in the middle of Family Fun Month and Happiness […]
Happy National S’mores Day! In honor, here’s Mom’s copycat recipe for… #NationalSmoresDay GRAHAM CRACKERS – Homemade By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Great Imitator’s Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; October 1999, p. 20). As always, asking only for proper credit if you care to re-share this recipe. INGREDIENTS: 2/3 cup packed brown sugar […]