MACARONI & CHEESE, LIKE BEEFEATER - Secret Recipes (2024)

MACARONI & CHEESE, LIKE BEEFEATER By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Eating Out at Home (National Home News, St. Clair, MI; September 1978, p. 22). INGREDIENTS: 1½ cups macaroni, broken into ¼-inch pieces ½ tsp salt 4 cups boiling water 2 TB fat 2 TB flour ¼ tsp [additional] salt 1/8 tsp pepper 1 cup […]

SEVEN-LAYER SALAD By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 36) [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] This is a great salad to make for a party or for taking to […]

SUGAR-FREE KETCHUP By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Sugar-Free Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Nov. 1987; p. 50) INGREDIENTS: 6-oz can tomato paste ¼ cup oil ¼ cup margarine 2 packets Sweet & Low 2 TB light vinegar 5 TB chicken bouillon powder (not crystals) INSTRUCTIONS: As listed, combine ingredients in small mixing bowl, […]

SUGAR-FREE CATALINA DRESSING By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Sugar-Free Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Nov. 1987; p. 67) INGREDIENTS: 1½ cups oil 2/3 cup Sugar-Free Ketchup [see recipe on this website] ½ cup Pillsbury Sprinkle-Sweet sugar substitute ¼ cup white vinegar 3 TB beef bouillon powder ½ tsp garlic salt ½ tsp onion […]

BARBECUE SAUCE, SUGAR-FREE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Sugar-Free Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Nov. 1987; p. 54) INGREDIENTS: ½ cup sugar-free apple butter ½ cup sugar-free Catalina dressing ½ cup sugar-free ketchup INSTRUCTIONS: Combine all 3 ingredients, as listed, stirring well. Refrigerate to use within 2 months. [NOTE: Each of the above […]

SUGAR-FREE APPLESAUCE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Sugar-Free Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Nov. 1987; p. 12) INGREDIENTS: 6 peeled, cored, & diced apples ¼ cup orange juice 1 tsp cinnamon INSTRUCTIONS: In 2½-qt saucepan, combine apples and juice [and cinnamon]. Cook mixture, stirring constantly, on medium-high heat, just until it comes to […]

APPLE BUTTER, WITHOUT SUGAR By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Sugar-Free Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Nov. 1987; p. 54) INGREDIENTS: One recipe of Sugar-Free Applesauce (see website’s “Recipes” tab) 4 TB butter (or margarine) 1.1-oz box sugar-free lemon (or use orange or fruit flavored) Jell-O powder 1 tsp cinnamon INSTRUCTIONS: To one recipe […]

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… […]

KENTUCKY BISCUITS (4-Ingredient) By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Mostly 4-Ingredient Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; April 1986, p. 101) INGREDIENTS: 4 cups Bisquick ¼-lb. butter 2 TB sugar 1 cup buttermilk INSTRUCTIONS: Put Bisquick into large mixing bowl. Cut the butter into this by slicing it, with a sharp knife, into […]

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 […]