Secret Recipes
SIMMERING POTPOURRI By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Make Alike Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Oct. 1991, p. 65). INGREDIENTS: 2 cups water 2 TB cinnamon 1 TB apple spice 1 TB ground allspice 1 tsp ground cloves Citrus peels from an orange and/or lemon INSTRUCTIONS: In a small skillet or saucepan, combine water, […]
CHRISTMAS GINGERBREAD By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Second Helping Of Secret Recipes (National Homemakers Newsletter, Pearl Beach, MI; July 1977, p. 53). INGREDIENTS: 1 cup margarine or butter, softened 1 cup sugar 3 TB powdered ginger 1 tsp ground nutmeg ¼ tsp powdered cinnamon A pinch of salt ¾ cup dark molasses 1 […]
BAKED PEARS DESSERT By Gloria Pitzer, as originally shared in her self-published newsletter, Gloria Pitzer’s Homemaker’s Newsletter, Vol. 1, No. 4 (April 1974) and later reprinted in her self-published cookbook, 25th Anniversary Issue of Gloria Pitzer’s Secret Recipes Newsletter – The First 12 Issues of 1974 (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; April 1999, p. 20). INGREDIENTS: […]
Thank God it’s Monday once more and, as such, happy Monday, again, to everyone! I always look forward to Mondays because they’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you! #TheRecipeDetective #GingerbreadHouseDay Tomorrow celebrates another fleeting or transitory holiday tradition – which I remember from my […]