Secret Recipes
(HOMEMADE) CELERY SALT MIX By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – The Best of the Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 16). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition). INGREDIENTS: 1/2-cup table salt 1/2-cup dehydrated celery leaves 1/4-cup celery seed […]
Spring begins today so happy spring and happy Monday to everyone! Thank God Its 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 you! #TheRecipeDetective #LawnAndGardenMonth #NationalGardenMonth Spring begins tonight AND April is just around the corner […]
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 […]
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 #WriteDownYourStoryDay #NationalLetsLaughDay Tomorrow observes, among other things, National Write Down Your Story Day and Sunday is National Let’s […]
PUNCH-A-TRAIN RAREBIT SAUCE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Eating Out at Home (National Home News, St. Clair, MI; September 1978, p. 22). INGREDIENTS: ½ cup Pabst Blue Ribbon beer 1-lb sharp cheddar cheese, grated 2 TB butter ½ tsp dry mustard 1 clove garlic, minced 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce A few grains of cayenne […]
STRAWBERRY NUT BREAD By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 165). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] The Wine Country Inn located in St. Helena, California, has been a Napa […]
WHITE MOUNTAIN MUFFINS By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Mostly 4-Ingredient Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; April 1986, p. 101). INGREDIENTS: 2 cups self-rising flour 2 TB sugar 1 cup milk 4 TB mayonnaise INSTRUCTIONS: In 1½-qt mixing bowl, stir the self-rising flour with the sugar; and, in a cup, whip the […]
TORTILLA SHELLS By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 68). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] It’s amazing how this Mexican form of bread could be a 2nd-cousin-twice-removed (probably on […]
MASA HARINA IMITATION By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 70). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] INGREDIENTS: 1 cup all-purpose flour ¼ cup yellow or white cornmeal ¼ cup […]