Secret Recipes
BIG BOY HAMBURGER SAUCE Imitated by Gloria Pitzer As seen in her self-published cookbook… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; June 1997, p. 7) INGREDIENTS: 1 cup real mayonnaise ¼ cup bottled chili sauce ¼ cup ketchup 3 TB sugar ½ cup sweet pickle relish INSTRUCTIONS: Mix together. Store […]
HOSTESS FILLED CUPCAKES & FUDGE FROSTING By Gloria Pitzer As seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; June 1997, p. 53). WHEN HOSTESS CUPCAKES had a birthday in May, the Detroit News claimed that anyone with $25 for ingredients, 5 hours to kill, access to countless pots and […]
BIG BOY CHOCOLATE PIE Imitation by Gloria Pitzer First published in her Homemaker’s Newsletter (April 1976 issue). A revised [1982] version (below) was last published in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – The Best of the Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 244). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, […]
SAILORMAN’S FRIED CHICKEN By Gloria Pitzer As seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – The Best of the Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 96). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] INGREDIENTS: DRY COATING MIX: 3 cups self-rising flour 1 cup cornstarch 3 […]
BASKET & RIBBONS – STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM By Gloria Pitzer As seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – The Best of the Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 252). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] INGREDIENTS: 3 egg yolks 14-ounce can, sweetened, condensed […]
FRIED CHICKEN, LIKE FRANKENMUTH BY GLORIA PITZER As seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – The Best of the Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 94)… [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).]* The German community of Frankenmuth, Michigan, which for decades has celebrated […]
Happy Monday and happy February Eve! Personally, I always look forward to Mondays because they are my 52 Chances each year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you! #TheRecipeDetective #NationalMentoringMonth It’s the last day of January. The final day for observing (among other things)… National Mentoring Month! Thankfully, mentoring can […]
TEXAS FRUITCAKE BY GLORIA PITZER As seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – The Best of the Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 279)… [A rewrite of her famous, self-published cookbook, Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).]* Legend has it that Puddin’ Hill has the best-darn fruitcake […]
STRAWBERRY FREEZER JAM By Gloria Pitzer Please, don’t ask me to use pectin if I don’t have to! Give me the simple life – even in the kitchen. I found that there is enough natural pectin in rhubarb that you really don’t have to use the powdered or liquid pectin to equal a very dignified […]
STRAWBERRY PIE, LIKE BIG BOY’S By Gloria Pitzer INGREDIENTS: 1 small box strawberry Jell-O [mix] 1 cup boiling water ½ cup strawberry jam ½ cup cold water 4 TB cornstarch 1-qt whole strawberries 9-inch baked pie shell [Whipped cream and additional whole strawberries for garnish] INSTRUCTIONS: Dissolve Jell-O powder in the boiling water. Over low […]