Secret Recipes
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 […]
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 #WorkingParentsDay Friday will be, among other things, National Working Parents Day! According to Wikipedia, these days, even stay-at-home […]
Thank God It’s Monday and, as such, #HappyMonday! 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 #FamilyFunMonth We’re in the final stretch of August’s National Family Fun Month observance (for 2022) and quickly approaching Labor Day […]
As always, #HappyMonday to one and all! Personally, I always look forward to every Monday because they’re my 52 Chances, each year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you! #TheRecipeDetective #SummerBegins #NationalCampingMonth #GreatOutdoorsMonth In the northern hemisphere, it’s National Summer Begins Day; called the Summer Solstice, it’s the longest day of […]
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 […]
CHEESE BREAD, Like Hudson’s By Gloria Pitzer As pictured above, seen in her self-published cookbook, The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; June 1997, p. 17). As printed below, seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – The Best of the Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 154). [A revised reprint […]
Happy Monday to all! Personally, I look forward to every Monday because they are my 52 Chances each year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with all of you! #TheRecipeDetective My mom passed away just over four years ago, leaving behind a very special legacy of love. I started and continue […]