Secret Recipes
BISCUITS LIKE CRACKER BARREL’S By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Secret Make Alike Recipes – Revised (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; May 1997, p. 10). INGREDIENTS: 2 cups flour 1 TB baking powder 1 TB sugar ½ tsp salt 1/3 cup Crisco (not margarine, please) 1/8 tsp baking soda ¾ cup buttermilk INSTRUCTIONS: Mix flour, baking […]
Happy Monday, once again; and happy Spring, too. I love Mondays, as they’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you. And I love spring – this week celebrates, among other things… National [Spring] Cleaning Week, which always begins on the fourth Sunday in March. #TheRecipeDetective […]
Happy National Craft Month, National Flour Month, and particularly National Children’s Craft Day. Plus, a happy early World Flour Day to you. In honor of all of these, here’s Mom’s secret recipe for… (HOMEMADE) CLAY By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in her first self-published cookbook, The Better Cooker’s Cookbook (Happy Newspaper Features, Algonac, MI; 1973, […]
Thank God it’s Monday, once again. I personally look forward to each and every Monday, as they are my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with all of you. Therefore, happy Monday to everyone – and happy March. #TheRecipeDetective #NationalWomensHistoryMonth #InternationalWomensWeek #InternationalWomensDay Welcome to March, which celebrates, […]
FRENCH BREAD & CORNSTARCH GLAZE (PLUS FLOUR EQUIVALENTS) By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Top Secret Recipes a la Carte (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Sept. 1979, p. 23) FLOUR BY EQUIVALENTS: White Flour, 1-lb = 4 cups sifted Cake Flour, 1-lb = 4½ cups sifted Whole Wheat, 1-lb = 3½ cups sifted INGREDIENTS: 1¼ […]
Happy Monday and happy spring! I look forward to Mondays every week, as they’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you! #TheRecipeDetective There’s an endless list of advice and tips, on the web, for how to do just about anything. I recently learned about how […]
Happy Monday and happy March to all! Every week, I look forward to Mondays because they’re my 52 Chances each year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with all of you! #TheRecipeDetective #MapleSugaringMonth #PureMichigan March is Maple Sugaring Month! It’s not an official, national observance; however, making maple sugar and syrup […]