Secret Recipes
RUM SAUCE TOPPING By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Secret Knock-Off Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; Nov 1996, p. 19) INGREDIENTS: 1¼ cup apple juice 1 cup tea (hot or cold) 4 TB butter or margarine 2 TB cornstarch 1 tsp apple pie spice 2-oz dark or light rum ½ tsp molasses INSTRUCTIONS: Bring 1 […]
OATMEAL MUFFIN COOKIES By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 213) [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] These were a featured item in a Toronto bakery – they are made […]
ONE-DISH MEAL PASTY By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Secret Sugar-Free Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Nov. 1987, p. 108). (Pronounced: pass-tea.) Adapted from ‘I Got A Cook In Kalamazoo’ (Junior League of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI). INGREDIENTS: THE PASTRY: 3 cups all-purpose flour, sifted 1 tsp salt 1 cup lard ½ cup […]
MICHIGAN U.P. PASTY By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Secret Sugar-Free Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Nov. 1987, p. 108). (Pronounced: pass-tea) Cornish Meat Pies… brought to this country by Welsh miners who worked in the copper mines of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. This was their meal, in a pocket pie […]
Happy Valentine’s Eve! Plus, Thank God Its Monday and #HappyMonday to one and all! As usual, I always look forward to every Monday, as they’re my 52 Chances, each year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you! #TheRecipeDetective #NationalWeddingsMonth February (aka: the “Month of Love”) is also, among other things, […]
Happy February! Plus, Thank God Its Monday and a very #HappyMonday to everyone! As always, 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 With Valentine’s Day right in the heart of February, this month is generally […]
BISCUIT MIX, LIKE BISQUICK By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in her self-published cookbook… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p. 5) INGREDIENTS: 8 cups flour 3 TB baking powder 2 tsp baking soda 2 tsp salt ¾ cup dry, milk powder 1 cup solid Crisco INSTRUCTIONS: Combine all […]
TUNA SALAD, LIKE SANDERS’ 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. 37). INGREDIENTS: 2 cans (6-oz each) tuna packed in water (not oil), drained 1 rib celery, finely minced ½ cup mayonnaise 3 TB sweet pickle relish 3 […]
CHICKEN SALAD, LIKE SANDERS’ 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. 37). INGREDIENTS: 2 cups chopped celery [prepared*] 2 cups canned, drained, chunk chicken (white meat, like Hormel’s) 2/3 cup real mayonnaise ½ cup canned, jellied cranberry sauce; […]
STUCKEY’S PECAN PIE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Secret Restaurant Recipes Book (National Homemakers Newsletter, Pearl Beach, MI; Jan. 1977, p. 11). INGREDIENTS: 2 eggs, beaten 1 cup dark corn syrup 1/3 tsp salt 1 tsp vanilla 1 cup sugar 2 TB melted butter or margarine 1 cup pecan meats 1 unbaked, 9-inch […]