Secret Recipes
PUMPKIN SEEDS By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Cook is a 4-Letter Word! (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; November 1984, p. 46). INGREDIENTS: 1 cup table salt + ¼ cup extra 8 cups water 2 cups cleaned, pumpkin seeds 2 egg whites INSTRUCTIONS: Dissolve 1 cup salt in 4 cups water, over medium heat, in […]
PERFECT PUMPKIN PIE, From Ruby Christmas Tree Farm By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Second Helping Of Secret Recipes, Revised (National Home News, St. Clair, MI; November 1978, p. 24). Ann & Warren Reuter’s cider mill and Christmas tree farm pumpkin pie, as they served it at their Ruby, MI location… INGREDIENTS: 1½ cups […]
FRANKENMUTH HOT GERMAN POTATO SALAD – Like Zender’s By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 40). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] INGREDIENTS: 1-pound sliced bacon, cut in 1” pieces […]
SWEETEN HOUSE BREAD PUDDING By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 277). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] INGREDIENTS: 6 slices of white toast – crusts trimmed away Butter or […]
Thank God Its Monday, once again; and, as such, happy Monday to everyone! I personally look forward to all Mondays, as they’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you! #TheRecipeDetective Along with October being, in relation to Mom, National Women’s Small Business Month, National Work […]
#ThankGodItsMonday and #HappyMonday to everyone! I personally look forward to all Mondays because they’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you! #TheRecipeDetective Mom had an undeniable gift for writing, which began at a young age. Her dedication to writing began in 1946, after seeing the […]
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 […]
Happy October! Thank God Its Monday, again; thus, happy Monday to all, as well. I personally look forward to Mondays since they’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you! #TheRecipeDetective #NationalBookMonth #NationalCookbookMonth #NationalNewspaperWeek Happy National Book Month and National Cookbook Month. These are just a […]
Thank God Its Monday and, as such, #HappyMonday to everyone! I personally look forward to all Mondays because they’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you! #TheRecipeDetective #NationalFamilyDay #NationalBookMonth #NationalCookbookMonth As the fourth Monday in September (for 2023), today is… National Family Day! Additionally, Sunday […]
POPCORN BALLS By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Top Secret Recipes a la Carte (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Sept. 1979, p. 38). INGREDIENTS: 1 cup (packed) brown sugar 1 cup granulated [white] sugar ½ cup water 2 TB butter 3 quarts popped corn (lightly salted) INSTRUCTIONS: Boil first three ingredients to “soft ball” stage. […]