Secret Recipes
GOURMET FUDGE CAKE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Mostly 4-Ingredient Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; April 1986, p. 66). DUE TO THE DIRECTION of dialogue from the unfriendly quarters of those who lean toward the gourmet cuisine, I’ve found some changes of thinking, reflected in their critiques. We are suddenly faced […]
FUDGE ICING FOR GOURMET CAKE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Mostly 4-Ingredient Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; April 1986, p. 66). INGREDIENTS: 4 TB (1/2 stick) butter or margarine 1-oz square unsweetened, solid, baking chocolate ¼ cup dark corn syrup 1 cup confectioners (powdered) sugar INSTRUCTIONS: Melt butter (or margarine) in […]
BILL’S BROTHER’S MOTHER’S COOKIES (Like Tom’s Mom’s) By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Secret Fast Food Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; Dec. 1999, p. 42). IF YOU LIKE MRS. FIELD’S COOKIES, I’LL BET YOU’LL LIKE THESE BETTER! BEST CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES INGREDIENTS: 1-lb butter (or use half butter & half margarine) 2 cups packed, light […]
APPLE BREAD By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Mostly 4-Ingredient Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; April 1986, p. 100). INGREDIENTS: 3 eggs 21-oz can apple pie filling 2 tsp apple pie spice 18-oz box Applesauce-Spice cake mix – dry* [*Or substitute yellow cake mix and 4 tsp apple pie spice (instead of […]
CALIFORNIA CHILI By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Sugar-Free Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Nov. 1987, P. 93). INGREDIENTS: 2-lbs ground round 2 TB oil 2 envelopes onion soup mix 4 cups prepared spaghetti sauce 2 cans (14-oz each) sliced, stewed tomatoes 1 TB chili powder 2 tsp cumin powder ½ cup sugar-free strawberry […]
BEER BATTER – PANCAKES & DUMPLINGS By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 114). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] Boxed pancake mix and beer is probably the most reliable […]
ENGLISH MUFFINS, LIKE FARMCREST’S By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p. 15). INGREDIENTS: 12-oz warm water, divided [4-oz & 8-oz] 3 TB plus 1 tsp sugar ¼ tsp ground ginger 1 pkg dry yeast 4-5 cups flour, divided ½ cup dry milk […]
ENGLISH BREAKFAST By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Mostly 4-Ingredient Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; April 1986, p. 101). INGREDIENTS: English Muffins, split and toasted Butter to taste Tomato slices Sharp cheddar cheese, shredded INSTRUCTIONS: Toast & butter split, English muffins. Add tomato slices and shredded cheddar over each. Broil only until […]
BAKED EGG CASSEROLE, LIKE MRS. HELEN MILLIKEN’S By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p. 7) At the Governor’s Mansion that year [June 1975], I enjoyed this luncheon dish while attending a National Federation of Press Women’s conference. I asked Mrs. Milliken if […]
AWREY’S-STYLE HOT CROSS BUNS & Ready-to-Spread Vanilla Frosting By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p. 8). INGREDIENTS: 1/3 cup warm water 1 pkg dry yeast 2 tsp sugar 4 large eggs ¼ cup milk ¼ cup sugar 2 cups flour ½ cup […]