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Mondays & Memories of My Mom – Plant A Flower, Grow A Memory

Thank God it’s Monday, once again I look forward to all Mondays, as they’re my annual 52 Chances, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you. Thus, happy Monday! #TheRecipeDetective #PlantAFlowerDay Tomorrow is National Plant A Flower Day. Unfortunately, it’s a couple of months too early for planting flowers in Michigan […]

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HOBBIES THAT HAVE KNOWN ME

HOBBIES THAT HAVE KNOWN ME By Gloria Pitzer – Recipe Detective (circa mid-1970s), as seen in… No Laughing Matter (her syndicated series of articles).   EVER SINCE I SAW Carol Duvall make Sonny Elliott weatherman buttons out of baby food jar lids, on her television craft show, I was determined to do something creative. I […]

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COAL GARDEN

COAL GARDEN By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in her self-published cookbook, The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p. 44). About this coal garden: Usually, around power plants or [old] factories, you might find the burned remnants of real coal, with which you can make this pretty dish garden. […]

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WIN SCHULER’S LEMON CHIFFON PIE

WIN SCHULER’S LEMON CHIFFON PIE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p. 57). INGREDIENTS: 2 pkgs. (4-serving size, each) instant lemon pudding 1¾ cups cold milk ¼ cup cold water 1 envelope Knox plain gelatin powder Grated rind of 1 fresh lemon […]

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GRASSHOPPER PIE, LIKE WIN SCHULER’S

GRASSHOPPER PIE, LIKE WIN SCHULER’S By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p. 57). CRUST INGREDIENTS: 1¼ cups chocolate wafer cookies, crushed into fine crumbs 1/3 cup melted butter CRUST INSTRUCTIONS: Combine crumbs with butter and pat into a greased, 9-inch, pie tin. […]

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Mondays & Memories of My Mom – Super Bowl Sunday, Snacks Win

Thank God it’s 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 everyone! Therefore, happy Monday to one and all. #TheRecipeDetective #SuperBowlSunday In honor of my dad’s memory, I want to write about Super Bowl Sunday. It’s […]

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GREENFIELD VILLAGE COOKIES

GREENFIELD VILLAGE COOKIES By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p. 13). INGREDIENTS: 2 cups flour 1 tsp each: ground ginger, ground cloves, cinnamon ½ tsp soda ½ tsp salt ¾ cup granulated sugar ¾ cup butter 1 egg, plus yolk of another […]

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LOOSE HAMBURGER, like National Coney

LOOSE HAMBURGER, like National Coney [aka: Kansas City Style Sloppy Joe] By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p. 42). Somewhere along the way, we found the secret of making the Kansas City style ‘Sloppy Joe’, which some call ‘Loose Hamburger’ – and […]

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HUDSON’S BUTTERSCOTCH BISCUITS

HUDSON’S BUTTERSCOTCH BISCUITS By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p. 17). The bakery counters at the several Hudson’s stores in the metropolitan Detroit area always offered these special buns, which I chose to imitate this way… INGREDIENTS: ½ cup brown sugar, packed […]

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Mondays & Memories of My Mom – Pursuit Of Happiness

Thank God it’s 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 everyone! Therefore, happy Monday to one and all. #TheRecipeDetective #HuntForHappinessWeek This is the third full week of January (for 2024). It kicked off yesterday, celebrating […]

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