Secret Recipes
APPLE SAUCE & APPLE BUTTER From: “Apple Drying At Home” By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… My Cup Runneth Over and I Can’t Find My Mop (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Dec. 1989, p. 35). Reconstitute the slices [from Apple Drying At Home] to natural texture by soaking slices in apple juice or [apple] cider […]
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, have a happy Monday. #TheRecipeDetective #NationalNewspaperWeek Among other things, this week celebrates National Newspaper Week. Regularly printed newspapers supposedly began in Germany in the […]
Happy National Apple Month! #NationalAppleMonth APPLE DRYING AT HOME IT’S EASIER THAN YOU THINK! By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in her self-published book, My Cup Runneth Over and I Can’t Find My Mop (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Dec. 1989, p. 35). INSTRUCTIONS: You can purchase dried apple slices in the supermarket, and in the […]
CARAMEL APPLES – Inspired by Disney’s (Los Angeles, CA) By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Top Secret Recipes Al’a Carte (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Sep. 1979, p. 11). INGREDIENTS: 14-oz caramels 1 cup mini marshmallows 2 TB peanut butter 2 TB water 8 apples, on wooden skewers finely crushed pecans or peanuts (optional*) INSTRUCTIONS: […]
APPLE SQUARE PAN PIE – like Marie Calender’s Shoppe (Los Angeles, CA) By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Copycat Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; April 1988, p. 75). I borrowed this idea, for the crumbled top crust, from my very first visit to Marie Calender’s Pie Shoppe Restaurants in the Los Angeles area […]
#ThankGodItsMonday, again. Thus, #HappyMonday to all! I look forward to every Monday because they’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you! #TheRecipeDetective We’re almost at the end of October. Today’s Halloween Eve (aka: Devil’s Night) and tomorrow, Halloween will be kicking off October’s farewell party. […]
As usual, #ThankGodItsMonday again. Thus, #HappyMonday to all. 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! #TheRecipeDetective #NationalAppleMonth I LOVE OCTOBER! The trees are bursting with fiery colors, farmers are harvesting their crops, corn mazes have been cut for […]
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 […]
GOURMET APPLE CRISP, LIKE HOLIDAY INN By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p. 13) INGREDIENTS: 6 large Granny Smith green apples – peeled, cored, and sliced quite thin ½ cup granulated sugar 2 tsp lemon juice ½ tsp cinnamon ¼ tsp ground […]
Thank God Its Monday and, as such, #HappyMonday, once again, to everyone! I look forward to every Monday because they’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with all of you! #TheRecipeDetective NOTE: Apparently, I sometimes get my Mondays mixed up – as I just realized this […]