Secret Recipes
LINDY’S-STYLE STRAWBERRY PIE As imitated by Gloria Pitzer, in her self-published cookbook, The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; June 1997, p. 29) INGREDIENTS: 1 cup sugar 3 TB cornstarch 10-oz 7-Up or lemon-lime soda 2 TB strawberry Jell-O powder 1-qt whole strawberries, hulled 9-inch baked pie shell 1 cup […]
BIG BOY-STYLE CREAM OF BROCCOLI SOUP By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – The Best of the Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 118). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] If you like Big Boy’s Broccoli Soup, this should […]
BEAUMONT INN CREAM OF BROCCOLI SOUP By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – The Best of the Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 118). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] THE BEAUMONT INN (Harrodsburg, KY) has, for 4 generations […]
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 […]
HOSTESS-STYLE FUDGE ICING By Gloria Pitzer As seen in… The Original 200 Plus Recipes Book (Secret Recipes, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p. 14) FUDGE ICING INGREDIENTS: 4 TB butter 1/3 cup milk Dash of salt 4 TB dry cocoa [powder] 1-lb powdered sugar 1 tsp vanilla FUDGE ICING INSTRUCTIONS: Cook and stir first four ingredients […]
Happy Monday and happy Valentine’s Day! As I always say, I LOVE Mondays! I look forward to each and every one of them because they’re my 52 Chances, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you! #TheRecipeDetective #ValentinesDay The celebration of Valentine’s Day has changed dramatically throughout the centuries. Going from […]
ANGEL WINGS By Gloria Pitzer, from her “Original 200” collection of recipes, but also published in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – The Best of the Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 280). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] INGREDIENTS: 5 egg yolks, well-beaten […]
FRANKENMUTH FRUIT BREAD By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; June 1997, p. 15) INGREDIENTS: ½ cup [hot] scalded milk ¼ cup butter 1 TB sugar 2 tsp salt ¼ cup water 2 pkgs. dry (dissolved in ½ cup warm water, with 2 tsp […]
FRANKENMUTH INN STUFFING By Gloria Pitzer As pictured above, seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; June 1997, p. 15). Also published, as seen below, in Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – The Best of the Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 95). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s […]
FRANKENMUTH FRESH CRANBERRY RELISH By Gloria Pitzer As pictured above, seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; June 1997, p. 15). Also published, as seen below, in Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – The Best of the Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 95). [A revised reprint of Gloria […]