Secret Recipes
DAYTON SUMMER FRUIT PUDDING By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p. 53) Mickey, from Dayton, passed this delightful recipe to me at the potluck supper our Good Sam chapter had in Ohio. It was the first dish on the table to turn […]
Thank God Its Monday, again! 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 #NationalJunkFoodDay Friday, July 21st, is National Junk Food Day! For decades, fast foods and junk foods were always getting a bad rap from […]
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 #SeeFrankenmuth There are some places (within a couple hours’ drive or one-day-road-trip destinations) that my husband and I […]
Happy Monday and happy July to everyone! I look forward to Mondays, as they’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you! #TheRecipeDetective #IndependenceDay #IndependentRetailerMonth #NationalWorkaholicsDay Today is Independence Day Eve! Plus, July is Independent Retailer Month. Additionally, Wednesday’s celebrations include National Workaholics Day! Most independent […]
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 There’s always something special to see and do in Michigan! Summers (and fall) are especially jam-packed with carnivals, […]
Sanders’ 3-Layer (Pecan) Bar Cookies By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p. 48). INGREDIENTS: ¼-lb [1 stick] butter 4 TB sugar 1 tsp cinnamon 2 cups dry, quick rolled oats ½ cup flour ½ cup chopped pecans (or walnuts) 1-lb powdered sugar […]
HOMEMADE FINGER PAINTS By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p. 44). INGREDIENTS: ½ cup laundry starch, like Linit 1 cup COLD water 1 envelope plain Knox gelatin powder 2 cups HOT water ½ cup soap flakes, like Ivory Food coloring INSTRUCTIONS: Combine, […]
MANWICH-STYLE SLOPPY JOES By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p. 33). My version of this grocery shelf product [originally], dated 8/14/76, provided a one-pan (6-qt kettle) or Slow Cooker mixture that did not require much attention. NOTES ON SLOPPY JOE RECIPE: This […]
FOX & HOUND’S CHEESE TORTE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p. 15). [Fox & Hounds was] a fashionable, pricey restaurant located, during the 1950s and 1960s, on North Woodward Avenue, near Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. INGREDIENTS: 18-oz box yellow cake mix, prepared […]
AUNT JENNY’S DATE OAT BARS By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p. 4). INGREDIENTS: ¼ cup sugar 3 cups dates, cut up 1½ cups water 1½ cups Spry or Crisco or butter 1 tsp cinnamon ¼ tsp nutmeg 1 cup packed brown […]