Secret Recipes
OATMEAL MUFFIN COOKIES By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 213) [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] These were a featured item in a Toronto bakery – they are made […]
APPLE BUTTER By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 279) [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] One of the best additions to pancakes was the offering of apple butter at […]
Chocolate-Covered Cherries (from 2 other recipes) By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Joy Of NOT Cooking – Any More Than You Have To (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Nov. 1983). THERE ARE MANY BASIC ingredient recipes that you can convert into other forms than [for] what the original mixture is intended. One of my […]
VANILLA CANDY ICING By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p. 220) THERE ARE MANY BASIC ingredient recipes that you can convert into other forms than [for] what the original mixture is intended. One of my favorites is a candy mixture that was […]
Peppermint Patty Balls (from Vanilla Candy Icing & Truffles recipes) By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p. 220) INGREDIENTS: ¼ cup margarine (or butter) ¼ cup light corn syrup ½ cup granulated sugar ½ cup milk Dash of salt 5 cups powdered […]
TRUFFLES By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p. 199) INGREDIENTS: 12-oz pkg semi-sweet chocolate chips 1-oz unsweetened solid baking chocolate 4-oz German Sweet Chocolate bar [or Nestle’s Milk Chocolate] 2 TB melted paraffin 1 TB coconut extract INSTRUCTIONS: Melt over gently simmering […]
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 […]
FROM-SCRATCH PUMPKIN PIE FILLING By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 245) [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] INGREDIENTS: 4 eggs, beaten thoroughly 29-ounce can pumpkin 1½ cups granulated sugar […]
HOT COCOA MIX By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 266) [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] INGREDIENTS: 2 cups non-fat, dry, milk powder 1/3 cup unsweetened, cocoa powder ¾ […]
APPLE [or PEAR*] CRISP By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 240) [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] INGREDIENTS: ¼ pound butter or margarine 1 cup quick cooking, rolled oats […]