Secret Recipes
HOTEL ASTOR CHEESELESS CHEESECAKE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p. 41). This recipe was dated 1939 and was updated by the hotel chefs in the early 1940s to include, in the crumb mixture, enough melted butter to moisten crumbs & a […]
MACKINAC ISLAND LIGHT FUDGE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p. 31) INGREDIENTS: 1-lb brown sugar 2 cups granulated sugar 1-lb [4 sticks] margarine or butter 1½ cups milk 1 tsp maple flavoring or vanilla Dash salt 1½ cups powdered sugar 1 […]
ORANGE BRUTUS (3 versions) By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p. 30) Note on [my] best Orange Brutus recipe that was intended to imitate the popular orange drink, named for the one Brutus terminated, consult our ‘green sheet’ of 15 sample recipes… […]
AUNT JENNY’S STRAWBERRY CHIFFON PIE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p. 5) INGREDIENTS: 1 TB Knox plain gelatin powder 2 TB cold water 1 pint strawberries, crushed 1 cup sugar ¼ cup lemon juice Dash salt 2 egg whites 1 cup […]
PET COOKIES, HOMEMADE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p. 44) INGREDIENTS: [about 1/2 cup] ice water 2 cups cut-up, leftover, cooked chicken 2 jars strained beef baby food 1½ cups wheatgerm INSTRUCTIONS: Put chicken through blender to a puree, with enough […]
DOG BISCUITS, HOMEMADE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p. 44) INGREDIENTS: 1 envelope dry yeast ½ cup warm water ½ tsp sugar 10-oz can chicken or beef broth, warmed 3½ cups flour 1 cup rye flour 1 cup whole wheat flour […]
CAT FOOD, HOMEMADE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p. 44) INGREDIENTS: 3½ cups flour 1 cup corn meal 4 cups corn flakes, [crushed] in fine crumbs 1 TB salt 7-oz can tuna fish packed in oil 1 can Underwood Liverwurst spread […]
Aunt Jenny’s Blackberry [or Cherry or Strawberry] Tart – aka: “Tuckaway Roll” By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p. 5) INGREDIENTS: 2 cups flour 3 tsp baking powder 1 tsp salt 1 TB sugar 4 TB solid Crisco 6-oz milk 1 pint […]
Greenfield’s-Style Blueberry Upside-Down Cake By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p. 13) INGREDIENTS: ½ cup butter 1-qt fresh blueberries* 1-lb powdered sugar 1 cup granulated sugar 1 cup flour 1½ tsp baking powder ¼ tsp salt 1 tsp cinnamon 1 cup milk […]
HAWAIIAN HILTON FRUITCAKE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p. 14) INGREDIENTS: 3 eggs ½ cup packed brown sugar ¼ cup granulated sugar ½ tsp baking powder ½ tsp salt ½ tsp almond extract ¾ cup flour 2 cups flaked coconut, snipped […]