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Mondays & Memories of My Mom – Americana Nostalgia

Happy Labor Day! Plus, #ThankGodItsMonday, again; so #HappyMonday, too! 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 Besides being the UNOFFICIAL end of summer & start of the fall season, Labor Day is an Americana celebration, […]

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Mondays & Memories of My Mom – Camping Michigan’s Great Outdoors

Happy June! Thank God Its Monday, again; and, as such, #HappyMonday to all! I personally look forward to each and every Monday. They’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you! #TheRecipeDetective #NationalCampingMonth #PureMichigan #GreatOutdoorsMonth June is finally here, celebrating, among other things, National Camping Month […]

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SOMEWHERE IN TIME CHOCOLATE FUDGE

SOMEWHERE IN TIME CHOCOLATE FUDGE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – The Best of the Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 235) [A revised reprint of… Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition)] INGREDIENTS: ¼-lb. butter or margarine ½ cup light corn syrup […]

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Mondays & Memories of My Mom – Summer Road Trips and Picnics

Thank God Its Monday again! I love Mondays. They’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you! #TheRecipeDetective #RoadTripDay #NationalCoolerDay You can almost feel summer in the air now. Even though it doesn’t really start until June 21st, Memorial Day has become the unofficial start of […]

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MACKUS RED FOX HOUSE DRESSING

MACKUS RED FOX HOUSE DRESSING By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – The Best of the Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 30). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition). This is one of those unique combinations of ingredients that […]

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CELERY SEED DRESSING – LIKE WOMEN’S CITY CLUB, DETROIT

CELERY SEED DRESSING – LIKE WOMEN’S CITY CLUB, DETROIT By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – The Best of the Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 30). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition). [From Mackus Red Fox House Dressing] […]

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Mondays & Memories of My Mom – Spring Benefits Begin

Spring begins today so happy spring and happy Monday to everyone! Thank God Its Monday, again.  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 #LawnAndGardenMonth #NationalGardenMonth Spring begins tonight AND April is just around the corner […]

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CHEESE CRACKERS

CHEESE CRACKERS By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 281). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] INGREDIENTS: 1 cup flour 1/3 cup butter (not margarine) 2 ounces (a scant cupful) […]

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BAKED EGG CASSEROLE, LIKE MRS. HELEN MILLIKEN’S

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 […]

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CHOP SUEY BUNS, WITH MACKINAC FRUIT BARS VARIATION

CHOP SUEY BUNS, WITH MACKINAC FRUIT BARS VARIATION & THIN VANILLA ICING By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in her self-published cookbook, The Joy Of NOT Cooking – Any More Than You Have To (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Nov. 1983, p. 182). Chop Suey Buns: INGREDIENTS: 2 2/3 cups flour 1/3 cup sugar 1 TB […]

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