Thus, she decided to be the one to pull together all the bits and pieces of factual information she could find throughout our Great Lakes region and turn it into a beautifully told history. Here is a copy of that Big Bucket In The Sky! But he was also being taken to court by the company to which he sold KFC. The point is the real message of the corporate networks is always entirely commercial, buy! Memorial Day (aka: Decoration Day) was established as a U.S. federal holiday in May of 1971, to remember and honor all those whove died, serving in our Armed Forces. It was because of Bills interest in the nuns of St. Claire, an order in New York state, who baked a delicious cheesecake and sold it to raise money for the poor, that I was first asked to duplicate the recipeIt was a real challenge. 1997 Gloria Pitzer Presents Restaurant Recipe Secrets, 4 out of 5 stars Gloria Pitzer, The Recipe Detective September 22, 2009 By Dolores H Evans, Gloria Pitzer, The Recipe Detective Written by John Thorne, 1986, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Thorne_(writer), Mondays & Memories of My Mom The Best Things in Life, My Cup Runneth Over And I Cant Find My Mop, 1, (by Gloria Pitzer; from The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes Book, 1. While marketing may be a challenge for me, I dont think it was for Mom. 133 days. He also suggested browning the chicken in a skillet and then, oven-baking it until tender to achieve a likeness more to the original recipe he had created in 1964. I proudly voted for Cynthia McKinney in 2008 and Jill Stein in 2012. Mom wrote and self-published a cookbook called, The Copycat Cookbook, in April 1988, which didnt even come up in any of the first few pages of results! Be the first one to, The Phil Donahue Show with John Wayne (1976), Advanced embedding details, examples, and help, Terms of Service (last updated 12/31/2014). 00:18:08 - How often do you get to talk to a former President and First Lady about love? I will be on with Kathy for, at least, the first half-hour of the show. It was wonderful! We should take it, that is, as defending not a belief so much as a dream. Melt pound margarine or butter and, using a 1-inch-wide, soft-bristled, pastry brush (or one from a paint store with soft hair bristles NOT plastic bristles,) dab the melted butter or margarine over the floured surface (skin-side only) of each chicken piece. Copyright of material created by persons other than Watson, published or unpublished, is retained by its original author or rightsholder. Mondays & Memories of My Mom Hi, Neighbor! So, I want to share 7 thoughts on old traditions I learned from Thanksgiving.com, to impart to the new generationsand to always remember! One of my dream jobs as an adolescent was to be a Librarian call me a nerd, but Ive always thought the Dewey Decimal System is fascinating! [However,] we outgrew that arrangement in a short time and rented a larger office uptown. In the spring of 1981, our old friend, Carol Haddix, ran a story about our new book of Homemade Groceries in the Chicago Tribune, where she had just been assigned the food department. Obamas the Sanctions Czar too! Sometime in the mid-1970s, Gloria Pitzer [quit] her job as food editor at a local paper because she insisted on giving readers the recipes they wanted, not the recipes her editor felt they ought to want. He talked about the quality in his product changing after turning the business over to new owners. In the photo below, I have shared seven thoughts on old Memorial Day traditions, about which I learned, last year, from Thanksgiving.com. What made Gloria Pitzer different was both what she chose to replicate and how she chose to do it. Mom wrote in her book, My Cup Runneth Over and I cant Find My Mop, about how her mom taught her certain cooking techniques; but, it was my Grandma Pitzer who, first, taught Mom how to make certain grocery products at home to save money (after she had married my dad and they were living with Dads parents for a short time). FROM MOMS MEMORIES: Recipe DetectiveTM is the name that was given to me by my radio friends, years ago, because I was able to investigate the secrets of the food industry and come up with workable recipes for imitating their special dishes and grocery products. Gloria Pitzer (1982), ASK YOUR NEIGHBOR! I called [Bob] frequently with answers to his other listeners recipe questions, until I became a regular on the show. URL: More at The Real News. She could only make educated guesses and experiment with different combinations of ingredients until she came up with a good imitation. I may have inherited her loves for writing, art and creativity in general; but I think Im lacking in her many marketing talents! You bring up a very good point on why Obama was chosen from obscurity to national prominence. The Donahue Show sent Mom a congratulatory letter and plaque to commemorate the historic event. And luck of course is when preparation and experience meet opportunity! The recipes in Moms Book 1 had originated from her self-published newsletter, the National Homemakers Newsletter; which began in January of 1974, AFTER Mom had started developing a following of readers, in the early 1970s, from her syndicated newspaper columns, in which she first developed and printed some of her ORIGINAL copycat, make-at-home recipes for things like McDonalds Special Sauce and Sara Lees Cheesecake. Yet, I cant find any type of written history on the subject of the copycat recipes movement nor, in any other similar terms yet, theres no denying that the movement exists and, I think, its becoming a billion dollar industry! But, before I go, I want to thank Rosanne Robinson, who found my tribute page for Mom (@TheRecipeDetective) and recently began contacting me through Facebook. A few decades ago, Mom was a regular, monthly guest on Kathys show, for about 13 years. Mind you marketing necessity has already rendered much of the Internet a dead zone. But the books became more successful than we anticipated, and the newsletter circulation was growing to over 10,000. I knew it was from her, even though the writing was disguised. The Power Of Black Unity ! Works in this archive created by James Watson are available under a CC-BY-NC license. Gloria Pitzers Cookbook The Best of the Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 298-299), It was 1977, and we were considering a move from Pearl Beach [MI] to St. Clair [MI], since our 80-year-old house was already packed, wall-to-wall and floor-to-ceiling, with recipe books and newsletter inventory. Given the honorary title of Colonel by the state of Kentucky, for his contributions to its cuisine, he remains one of the most respected and recognized figures in the food industry. This is why economy-minded mothers serve cheaper, frozen fried chicken to their family in a carefully preserved Kentucky Fried Chicken bucket its the bucket, not the chicken (even less the herbs and spices), that provides the savor of this kind of eating. I had to decline. I hope everyone enjoyed the nice, long Independence Day weekend in some way, safely. As she puts if forthrightly: I do not know, nor do I WANT to know what these companies put into their recipes. What she wants to replicate is less it than the experience of eating it. An excerpt from an interview with Phil Donahue in 1979. Chivalry, courtesy and civility are not dead nor can it hibernate, as long as we continue to teach it to each new generation! In complete contrariety, Gloria Pitzer actively promotes what is vulgarly excessive about such things, instinctively grasping that it was the way junk food breaches culinary decorum that makes it so desirable in the first place. He brought me a tin of an assortment of his favorite cookies and, after tasting my version of his product, made me promise that I would never go into the cookie business! I am amazed that Moms name didnt even come up on any of the first pages of results! Then one summer [1971], while visiting [our Knotts] relatives in West Virginia, we sampled some pan-fried home-style chicken that was every bit as good as the chicken produced in a pressure fryer. Mom never knew what the companies actually used in their recipes, but she could create her own semblance of their products thats not plagiarism! Topic: military personnel who die in noncombat situations. Gloria Pitzer (1982), Bob Barry of WEMP-Radio, Milwaukee, WI (1976-1979), whose newsletter toradio personalities included notes of my progress and opened many doors for me[Thank you!] Transcript Whistle Blowers, Dissenters, and Progressives are the Patriots - Phil Donahue on RAI (3/3) TheRealNews on Oct 3, 2014 On Reality Asserts Itself Mr. Donahue says we are a nation of laws, until we are scared. Of all the wire services and all of the hundreds of newspaper stories about us across the country in the past 14 years [1975-1989], since our fast food recipes have become popular, I can still honestly say that I prefer radio to it all. Jerry Mander said it all I reckon. Transcripts: The Phil Donahue Show Television Program, October 1979, Folder 9, Box: 2, Folder: 9. THE FRIED CHICKEN RECIPE that first called attention to my recipes, nationally through the National Enquirer, Money Magazine, Catholic Digest, The Christian Science Monitor, Campus Life Magazine and, yes, even Playboy Magazine was this following combination of ingredients. Scheduled program topic: teenage girls and gangs. I may be biased, but I feel like, since it has become more than a movement (its a huge industry, now), some kind of recognition is due Mom for having carved out this niche in the first place and it makes me, all the more, want to shout Moms story from the roof tops! He loved pepper! Arrange the coated pieces, skin-side up on prepared pan. My Cup Runneth Over and I Cant Find My Mop (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Dec. 1989, p. 68). Phil Donahue was born on 21 December 1935 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. ". I started this blog series to carry on her legacy, which is why I titled my first blog in this series A Legacy of Love (9/17/2018), as that is what Secret Recipes always was to her and what it became to me over the last few years of her life while I re-wrote her favorite cookbook for her; to be published, again, for a new generation! Syndicated columnist Jack Anderson is the guest. Gloria Pitzer (May 1982) [*NOTE: That thrill continued to remain with Mom, for many more decades, until she passed away in January 2018.]. I was looking through rose-colored glasses at something that was just not meant to be. He barely served in office as a Senator, then was propelled by certain interests to run. My country, love it or leave it is a very dangerous ideology. While the money did help that I cannot deny it was the anonymous angel cards, themselves, that meant the most to me. 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Most interesting about his background was that he was eight years old when he was turning out entire menus of American delicacies for his widowed mother, while he took care of the house and did the cooking so that she could work. Many of the people Mom worked with in that industry said she had a great radio voice. | v3.2.0 When she went on national television to teach Phil Donahue how to make Twinkies, she received over a million pieces of mailan event that so traumatized her that she subsequently refused to appear on Good Morning America or in People Magazine. American media personality, writer, film producer, and the creator and host of The Phil Donahue Show: Nationality: American: Birth Location: Cleveland, Ohio, United States: Birth Date: 21-Dec-35: Age as in 2022: 87 years old: Heights: 1.83 m: Heights in Feet: 6 feet and 0 inches: Heights in cm: 183 cm: Weight(s) 75 kg: Weight in Pound: My original recipe was quite close to the famous Colonels product, but the coating kept falling off because, as he explained, I couldnt get the oil hot enough. 1970-02-00, SYND, 57 min. Mom insisted that she would never do another NATIONAL television show, after the fallout from her Donahue experience. Back to the Donahue show, he really did have on guests for an entire hour discussing issues of the day. We already had more work than we could handle, and I had found that television appearances were merely food demonstrations that I did not enjoy experiencing. Search the history of over 778 billion Hell is God, giving you what you thought you wanted. Dick Syatt. Transexual twins Marc and Mike Vittitow are the guests. And while not all her recipes are like this, many are. Though, he is 6 0.047 in feet and inches and 183 cm in Centimetres tall, he weighs about 187.393 lbs in Pound and 85kg in Kilograms. Contents 1 History 1.1 Dayton start 1.2 National syndication Gloria Pitzer (1982), The Phil Donahue Showand its amazing television audience, Carol Haddix (Food Writer at the Detroit Free Press, 1971-1977 & Food Editor at the Chicago Tribune, 1977-2011), [Thank you] for an over-whelming response to my Eating Out at Home ideas. Just about the time we planned our move, the Phil Donahue Show called and invited us to appear on their program. Transcripts: The Phil Donahue Show Television Program, October 1979, Folder 9, Box: 2, Folder: 9. Cookbooks offering homemade versions of popular restaurant and brand-name foods are nothing new. Guest: gynecologist Patrick C. Steptoe, who developed the procedure for the first test-tube baby. To Mom, the Donahue Show appearance always remained the single, most important part of her Secret Recipes growing experience. In Canada they were actually quite advanced in their coverage of live parliamentary procedures in the late eighties, but youd never know it given the abject shambles that is currently palmed off as pursuing national interests. Its a joke. 4 out of 5 stars Gloria Pitzer, The Recipe Detective September 22, 2009 By Dolores H Evans I had to learn to cook by defaultthe way I saw it, as long as my husband could get marvelous fried chicken at home, why should he take me to Colonel Sanders? Im sure they do. And youve listed various groups that Obama betrayed once he was in office. But as it coddles, it also betrays, for like many seducers it is not what it pretends to be. During her 2nd appearance, The Phil Donahue Show was not allowed to give out her contact information. Youre welcome, Lo. Therefore, when I started helping Mom rewrite her favorite cookbook a few years ago (so it could be republished by Balboa Press for a new digital generation), it rekindled that flame in me. You guys rock! The whole terrifying experience is like a gigantic sensory explosion. These authors shrink from any association with the shameful thrill of a mouthful of Pringles or raspberry-flavored marshmallow fluff. Johnny Carson, Phil Donahue. However, others like Wally Amos (the former Famous Amos), Harland Sanders (the original Colonel of KFC fame), Jack Sanders (famous Michigan chocolatier), Arthur Treacher (actor turned restaurateur), the people of White Castle, General Foods, Hersheys, and McDonalds own Paul Duncan appreciated Moms flattery attempts to compliment them through her personal imitations of their products, even to the delightful caricature names that she gave her own creations. Even Mom often stated, in her own cookbooks, that she could frequently come up with the same result by using different ingredients; as she often revamped her make-alike recipes to compensate for such things as ingredients that were no longer available, which prompted Moms homemade grocery recipes and subsequent cookbook. The dough becomes difficult to work with as it cools and, then, it crumbles and breaks apart. Mom was the ORIGINAL Recipe DetectiveTM, the trailblazing pioneer who began the copycat recipes movement in the first place. Our favorite picnic standards are very similar to those listed on HowStuffWorks.com, in Sara Elliotts informative article, Top 10 Picnic Foods. I thought my first book was going to be my only book on that subject, but six books later I was still seriously, but lovingly, engaged in the pursuit of new information and challenging recipe imitations. I was also tangling with Jove Publications, who were pressing hard to sell their Junk Food Cookbook, using my recipes, word-for-word, with credit going to somebody else. The Home Show, however, in February 1988, were wonderful to us [Paul and me]. "Joseph": I asked her what was going. White Shadow, The Jerry Springer Show, The 1 9 9 1 - 2 0 1 8 . Granted paying them would save me from all that stuff! Warren Pierce of WJR-Radio (Detroit, MI)and The Warren Pierce Show, which has been on the air since 1976! Please be aware that works in this archive created by other organisations and individuals are not covered under this license, and you should obtain any necessary permissions before copyright or adapting any such works. This wonderful little town is not too far from us, near Saginaw, MI from where one of Moms favorite radio shows still airs, Listen to the Mrs., co-hosted by Art Lewis and Ann Williams on WSGW-Radio. The episode that caused the most controversy and hysteria was titled "Transvestite Fashion Show" and featured Donahue wearing a dress. Meeting Wally Amos was one of those cherished memories that I will always look back on warmly. The persona she projects in her writing is not that of detective-avenger but of willing victim, the romantic heroine who refuses to let go the illusions that lead, over and over again, to the threat of seduction and betrayal. However, thats not why Memorial Day is also known as Decoration Day. Scheduled topic: virtual-reality computer programs and sex. He has been married to Marlo Thomas since 21 May 1980. Like any proud mom, she loved to talk about her babies (the recipes, newsletters and cookbooks)! But, when her good friend, Carol Duvall, called to ask Mom to give ABCs Home show (aka: The Home Show) a try, Mom couldnt say no to her friend. With my files and reference materials at the office and me, at home, on the telephone with the radio shows, the arrangement was not satisfactory. A lot of people around us, were having their own backyard celebrations all weekend. I watched it. Bob Allison & his Ask Your Neighbor radio program, formerly on WWJ-Radio (Detroit, MI) and WEXL-Radio (Royal Oak, MI; 1340 AM). Such as Todd Wilbur did to Mom in the late 1980s; and which I discussed in an earlier blog, Mother, May I? She appeared, again, almost 12 years later, on April 16, 1993. He liked peanut oil, himself, but suggested that I could achieve a similar result by using corn or Crisco oil with 1 cup solid Crisco for every 4 cups of oil. Because of Moms appearance, our small post office in St. Clair was swamped with about a million letters, throughout that summer and fall. Below is just one of those stories, from her book, My Cup Runneth Over And I Cant Find My Mop, and a copy of that recipe. Workers and the labor movement, again this administration has done nothing for those who want jobs and cannot find them. Here is Moms favorite recipe experience from that show, as it appears in her last book, Gloria Pitzers Cookbook The Best of the Recipe Detective [published by Balboa Press (January 2018, 1st Printing, p. 89) a re-write of her famous, self-published book, Gloria Pitzers Better Cookery Cookbook (May 1983, 3rd Printing)]: THIS RECIPE was created on-the-spot when I discovered that my usual ingredients andmost familiar utensils were not readyto use on The Donahue Show ( July 7, 1981) I had to adlib the experience, calling upon every possible thing I could remember about good cooking. Dredge pieces one at a time in the flour mixture, by placing each piece in the bag of seasoned flour and shaking to coat. Most of the letters requested a sheet of free recipes that were included with the order blank for a self-addressed stamped envelope to us. Mom found the audiences of the radio talk shows that she was on to be the most receptive audiences. Ive written many times about my moms inherited love affair with writing and the unexpected journey on which it took her, starting in high school from working for small town, local newspapers (doing almost every conceivable job) to syndicating her own hot topic-style columns and cartoon panels to writing and publishing her own newsletters and cookbooks when her original, girlhood dream was to write the great American novel. Back to Donohue. A rough recording of that episode can be found on YouTube, in 5 parts. .be afraid!! So glad you watched this, David. Dana Carvey, Jon Lovitz, Phil Hartman, Nora Dunn, Cast of DEAR JOHN. Ralph Nader Radio Hour Ep 236 Transcript. Also, he does not have clear vision and uses bifocal glasses. The Donahue Show people called once more and requested our appearance. Now its my turn and Im so grateful for the opportunity to share even more memories of my mom! Thats where Gloria comes in, as she attempts to figure it out, following her hunches on which ingredients will probably produce an identical flavor or similar texture to the famous product or dish. | Visit ArchivesSpace.org Thus, Im still feeling inspired to take up the challenge to write Moms biography, including a history of the copycat recipes movement. 23.446 Linear Feet (Boxes (17), Audio Tapes, Films, Microfilm, Negatives, Oversize Materials, Phonograph Records, Photographs, Slides, Video Tapes, But, every success Mom had in writing usually had something to do with food and home, rather than dramatic sagas and love stories. The towns German heritage exudes from its many restaurants, hotels, breweries and quaint little shops that line the mile-plus length of the main street through town from Bronners Christmas Wonderland (which is all Christmas, all year) to the Frankenmuth Brewery! [Gloria Pitzers Cookbook The Best of the Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 254)], [Thank you] for putting me in touch with some of the most responsive and enthusiastic listening audiences. Yes, we really can go on and on. "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances. Collection consists of a wide variety of materials related to the ministry and history of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) in the United States and around the world. Taken as a whole, this cooking is to ordinary fare as scarlet-covered romances are to ordinary lifenormal caution cast aside for the pleasure of total surrender to the charming and surely not totally unscrupulous ravisher. Mom briefly ventured into television talk shows for some of her cookbook promotions as Ive mentioned in previous blogs most renowned were the 2 times she was on the Phil Donahue Show (in 1981 and 1993). As such, the real reason we observe this holiday and the old traditions that were once practiced in honor of it have become lost. He said he went on to become a streetcar conductor, a farmhand, (to Cuba as) a soldier, a railroad fireman, section hand, insurance agent, a steamboat promoter, gaslight manufacturer, tire salesman and, finally, as a service station operator in Corbin, Kentucky. We already had more work than we could handle, and I had found that television appearances were merely food demonstrations that I did not enjoy experiencing. That, in itself, makes what Im doing with my blogs all worthwhile!Id like to personally thank everyone (as well as on behalf of Mom), for being such great friends, fans and supporters! In the spring of 1981, our old friend, Carol Haddix, ran a story about our new book of Homemade Groceries in the Chicago Tribune, where she had just been assigned the food department. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Thorne_(writer). If youve ever seen 1 million letters, you know how we felt when we tried to handle the overwhelming response! Bake crustat 375F for 18 to 20 minutes or until golden brown. I thought the author gave a wonderful, easy-to-understand explanation of plagiarism specifically among recipe writers and how difficult it is to prove, let alone prosecute, the theft of someone elses original work, especially in recipes, thats being passed off as ones own work. I included one, dedicated to my mom, in one of my blogs from a few weeks ago. Relax and enjoy it. In doubled plastic food bags, combine well: 3 cups self-rising flour, 1 tablespoon paprika, 2 envelopes Lipton Tomato Cup-a-Soup powder (see Index for my Cup-of-Thoup recipe), 2 packages Good Seasons Italian dressing mix powder and 1 teaspoon season salt. I love it and I think Phil Donahue is my long lost soul brother!! Lo, Thanks for the link to the 2008 article by Reza Fiyouzat. Back to search James D. Watson Collection Phil Donahue Show Transcripts JDW/2/8/2/12 Phil Donahue Show Transcripts Date: 1981-1982 Reference: JDW/2/8/2/12 What a delightful man! Food writing as Harlequin romance it is in such terms, I think, that we should read her indiscriminate eagerness to justify fast food, her hymns of praise to those who make it, and, especially, her vilification of the writers who attempt to undermine its emotional solace. Keep in touch! Thereby, I suppose, justifying how much it will cost me to pay them, the professionals, to do it for me; thus, saving me from the challenge and all of the time and effort that it costs! For nearly 20 years [at that time, 1970-1989], Ive been writing about these recipe secrets and sharing them with the readers of our cookbooks and newsletter and thousands of radio listeners, across the country; sometimes the world! I had that chance and I am so glad for it. Who really rules the airwaves? it was her first appearance on The Phil Donahue Show that created the most overwhelming response to her talents than she could have ever expected from Mondays & Memories of My Mom Blog Post, 9/17/2018 (https://therecipedetective.com/category/blog/). I am going to share one of those recipes with you each week, here in my blog, as they also appear in her last book, Gloria Pitzers Cookbook The Best of the Recipe Detective [published by Balboa Press (January 2018, 1st Printing) a re-write of her famous, self-published book, Gloria Pitzers Better Cookery Cookbook (May 1983, 3rd Printing)], asking only for proper credit if you care to share it. It was an experience of mixed blessings! But the letters came in best chicken we ever had; LOVED that fried chicken recipe; our favorite chicken recipe; and maybe the Colonel should have used YOUR recipe!. Two of the first things he, Harry Reid, and the treacherous Nancy Pelosi did when the Demons had control of the White House, the Senate and the House, was to take single payer healthcare and the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) off the table, so as not to offend their Republican brethren. However, there have been instances, over the years, of others blatantly stealing Moms work (sometimes word-for-word and sometimes changing a few words or exchanging ingredients, like flour, salt and baking powder instead of self-rising flour) and, then, passing it off as their own work! The Truth: The Democrats did not have the Super Majority in the Senate for 2 years. Then my parents needed to bring in a lot of extra help. S01E02 Debbi Fields, Founder of Mrs. Fields Cookies, Dave Thomas of . Mom tried to inspire me, but I just didnt have the self-confidence to promote myself or my talents like her. So, on July 6, Paul and I flew to Chicago, staying at the Hyatt OHare, and did the Donahue show live for an entire hour on July 7, flying back that same afternoon. When I did pay attention to programmed stuff it was virtually all PBS type content, or Donahue and his calibre of public affairs broadcasting, occasional satire and humorous material, Saturday Night Live and so on. What a great interview, a triumph and what an internet benchmark! Happy Monday, happy July, and happy National Fried Chicken Day! Guest: author Theodore I. Rubin ("Reconciliations"). I used to write poetry when I was younger. The 1981 episode reran for about six months or so, after the initial airing on July 7th, appearing on television screens, WORLD-WIDE! Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter explain how they've kept their marriage a He and his administration has let down the elderly population as well. Some people did not include their self-addressed-stamped envelope. TRANSCRIPT: This is a rush transcript. As soon as we realized what the mail was doing to us, we tried to get Donahues people to stop the continued scheduled showings of our appearance. Scheduled topic: older men and their age preference for dating. Pages: [1] 2. But, soon enough, many copycats certainly followed, copying Moms focus on imitating the junk food, fast food and restaurant industries products that so many people craved some followers even copied Moms work, to the point of straight-up plagiarism! Now, youll find Bob on WNZK-Radio (960 AM; Detroit, MI) with his son, Rob Allison. It was a time to learn and to grow. Thats kind of why I started this blog series, Mondays & Memories of My Mom, in the first place; to carry the torch for Moms legacy and to keep telling her story to those who remember Mom as the Recipe DetectiveTM, to those who wont admit to it because theyve copied (sometimes plagiarized) the ORIGINAL copycat and to the newer, digital generation who probably doesnt even know that there is a history behind the copycat recipes movement and it began with Gloria Pitzer! but Pitzer was thrilled. Any one of these things or all of these things theres something that each of us could/should put into practice for why we really observe Memorial Day in the first place: Now, onto The Cookbooks I Collected were Collecting Dust! Totally let down the youth of the US who also voted him in. We were settling down in our new house in St. Clair, with our office in the basement. Although, when my parents used to travel (especially with their Good Sam friends), Mom would sometimes find a way to fit in a live, in studio radio visit whenever she could. Out of 116 results (sorted by Featured), not one of Moms cookbooks came up until #46; which was her last cookbook, Gloria Pitzers Cookbook The Best of the Recipe Detective (Balboa Press, Jan. 2018). The Radicalization of Phil Donahue Reality Asserts Itself (1/3). Women are still his biggest supporters. And every day, for 4 months, we picked up THOUSANDS of letters having received, by Christmas, well over 1 million letters, requesting information on how to acquire our books, which were still available only by mail from our address. Amazingly, when the Phil Donahue Show people called again, 12 years later, in 1993, Mom agreed to return for another episode; but only with the stipulation that they not give out any contact information for Secret RecipesTM or our family. In Pitzers case, nothing could be further from the truth. consume! The recipe had to be revamped right then and there on camera. I cant handle the commercials at all. Any time I actually do see TV, its the very rare occasion, like when my car needs work and the waiting room has a TV set on. Fill as desired. The Reality's Temple On Earth Internet Ministry. We were bogged down with an unexpected response. ), she ups the lemon juice and vinegar to a third of a cup each and the salt to four teaspoons. I couldnt depend on being in a writing mood between our regular office hours of 8 AM to 5 PM. Well, Phil Donahue's age is 87 years old as of today's date 1st January 2023 having been born on 21 December 1935. [https://www.facebook.com/TheRecipeDetective/ OR therecipedetective@outlook.com]. Originally, I worked with Bill Miller, whoseshow [called Contact] drew a good following. Context. If anyone knows of another copycat, who started imitating famous restaurant and grocery products before my mom, please contact me! There is eating where the mouth is inquisitive, aggressive, alert, and appreciative because it genuinely wants to get to know what it is devouring. The man of caliber, Phil, is often seen in a well-tailored suit. The simple majority after that was not able to override the 241 Republican filibusters used to stall out proposed legislation. Its run was preceded by three years of local broadcast on WLWD in Dayton, Ohio, and it was broadcast nationwide between 1970 and 1996. ~ interspersed with occasional banal distractions of a vaguely theatrical nature..but then we all know that ~ which is why Dandelion Salad and its kindred sites are so highly valued. As a child, my mum watched his show every day and when it was scheduled after school hours, I also watched it. My moms hunger for more than just the ordinary recipe collections that were being offered to people, led to her own personal, but seldom used, collection of humdrum cookbooks collecting dustthey just werent inspiring her enough. A smile or a hug or a strong, loving, family bond (be it by blood or by choice) have always been very important best things! Heres a short video report on the top 5 broken promises of Obama: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5ns_AntP6o. Today, July 15th, is National Give Something Away Day! We were receiving about 1,000 letters a day from the radio shows that I took part in and the newspaper stories that I was more-or-less an acting consultant on subjects related to fast food. currently, the 86-year-old American tv personality is enjoying a healthy life. Mondays & Memories of My Mom The Cookbooks I Collected were Collecting Dust! RT is first rate. I enjoyed his show so much that when I was at university, I would record his show and watch it later that day. And finally I found Good Seasons Italian Dressing mix! Angelsnupnup7 Is " The Most Powerful Voice On YouTube ! I couldnt depend on being in a writing mood between our regular office business hours of 8 AM to 5 PM. Season 1. Phil Donahue, host of the "The Phil Donahue Show" later known as "Donahue" had a nearly thirty year run on American television that along the way garnered him twenty Emmy Awards. The requests and orders generated from that show, as it aired and re-aired around the world for about a year, just kept pouring in! Astronomer Carl Sagan talks about the book "COSMOS". all hit the taste buds simultaneously and with overwhelming intensity. Thanks again for your input. Phil Donahue says he believed he was blessed, living in the greatest country on earth - but through hosting his show, speaking to people like Noam Chomsky and the Black Panthers, he came to question what he had thought was true. That stipulation inadvertently resulted in a record-breaking event! I was happy to find many of her books on the Internet. Thanks again, Lo! We were settling down in our new house, in St. Clair, with our office in the basement. | Send Feedback or Report a Problem, Collection 074 Ephemera of The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (CN 074). Transcripts: The Phil Donahue Show Television Program, October 1979 Scope and Contents From the Collection: Collection consists of a wide variety of materials related to the ministry and history of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) in the United States and around the world. As soon as the butter is melted, and while its still hot, dump in the remaining ingredients: 1 tablespoon sugar, teaspoon salt, teaspoon cinnamon and1 cup all-purpose flour. https://www.whby.com/2020/06/29/laura-pitzer-emerich-open-show/, Mondays & Memories of My Mom Fortunate, Mondays & Memories of My Mom Persistence Pays Off, https://therecipedetective.com/2020/05/18/mondays-memories-of-my-mom-improvising/, https://www.facebook.com/TheRecipeDetective/, The Best of Gloria Pitzers Better Cookery. Whistle Blowers, Dissenters, and Progressives are the Patriots Phil Donahue on RAI (3/3). Phil Donohue is a giant among men. This video is part of the collection entitled: KXAS-NBC 5 News Collection and was provided by the UNT Libraries Special Collections to The Portal to Texas History , a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries . In as much as I love to write, I hadnt done much creative writing for a couple decades. Makes one 10-inch pie crust. But a person should also be grown-up enough and have the courage to speak up when it sees that things are going wrong. I still wonder why in the world I said I would do the Donahue show! Gloria Pitzer (1982), Marian Burros,author of Pure and Simple , [Thank you] for your encouragement and enthusiastic endorsement as Food Editor of The Washington Post, making my research of the food industrys secrets an exciting and interesting labor of love. Guests include John Ehrlichman and actor Don Hastings. The Donahue Show people called once more and requested our appearance. Gloria Pitzer (1982), Jim White [RIP], Ann Keefe [RIP] & Art Fleming [RIP] of KMOX-Radio, St. Louis, MO , [Thank you] for all the great years we visited on the air, sharing secrets of some giants in the food industry with your nationwide audience. He interviewed nudists, drag queens, neo-Nazis, and strippers of all sorts. Thornes newsletter has consisted of essays on food preparation and appreciation blended with snatches of autobiographyas well as frequent cookbook reviews. If youre not in the Appleton, WI listening-area, you can also hear the show, live via the internet, through a link on WHBYs website at https://www.whby.com/goodneighbor/. ], for whose listeners have become good friends over the many years of our radio visits with your wonderful audience[Thank you!] I laid my head on my desk many a time, in tears of anguish and fatigue. +44 (0)20 7611 2222info@wellcomecollection.org, Except where otherwise noted, content on this site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence. Uploaded by Home / Series / The Phil Donahue Show / Aired Order / All Seasons. The 60th Senator, Al Franken, wasnt sworn in until July 8th, 2009 after 8 months of delays due to voter recounts. Back to the best things in life as I said in the beginning things like feelings, thoughts and expressions of caring. Then, to offset the incredible greasy richness that this produces (did I mention the six egg yolks? Secret RecipesTM was JUST A FAMILY AFFAIR! Before Mom hung up her hat and magnifying glass to fully retire, (in exchange for a self-addressed, stamped envelope) she was graciously giving away free sheets of 12-20 of her best, most popularly requested, recipes and information on what publications she had in print and how to get them. (Pyrex plates work best with this very rich recipe.) John Wayne appears on a 1976 episode of Donahue in front of an audience largely populated by women, and he discusses his life, his career, his stint as a sin. Ill keep searching. Besides being a compulsive liar he thinks hes also a warlord and wants to rule the world. My Cup Runneth Over and I Cant Find My Mop (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Dec. 1989, pp. Thanks for watching and your comment, Coppertime, however, I highly disagree with your assessment of Pres. Youre so right about the insidious aggression of vulgar TV and now with cinema- (everything has to be super-) sized wide digital screens it is a horrendous assault. But it is, and it works at least for a time. I guess thats because she usually was at home, doing most of her radio roundtables by phone. The following thank you notes are from page 4 of Gloria Pitzers Cookbook The Best of the Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018), with additional excerpts found, mostly, in My Cup Runneth Over and I Cant Find My Mop (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Dec. 1989); as well as some other publishings, where Mom has mentioned these stations, shows and hosts as well. I ended that 1st blog with a promised continuation of the story of her experience with being on The Phil Donahue Show, and here it is! We were all working from 7 AM until 1 or 2 AM, the next morning, just to open and read the mail. Of these good people, I will speak often and lovingly. Gloria Pitzer], Toby Goldof WSAY-Radio, Rochester, NY , Toni [Antoinette T.] Harblin of WTNY, Watertown, NY, Bunny Morse of WCMY-Radio, Ottawa, IL (The Morning Mix,currently hosted by Maggie Frost), Pat Rogersof WOAI-Radio, San Antonio, TX host of the show, Cover Story, [Thank you, all, for all of your past support! Frankenmuth, Michigan is a city that has been world-famous, for many decades, for their family-style, sit-down, fried chicken dinners. bravo, so enjoyed this; and cant wait for the sequelcheered me up no end, so ~ never quit folks, there is always a way.talk about a bright light! This is cooking as an act of sensual violence. Since I began these blogs to honor Moms legacy, Ive been hearing more and more from people, through social media and emails, who remember her expressing their own fond memories of Mom. In honor of National Country Cooking Month in June, which is just around the corner, here is Moms copycat recipe for Oven-Fried Kentucky-Style Chicken! Mom once wrote: We mustremove price tags from people. Gently press crust to rim of pie pan with a floured fork (or a fork dipped in ice water.) Gloria Pitzer [My Cup Runneth Over and I Cant Find My Mop (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Dec. 1989, p. 23)], RADIO has become one of the biggest blessings in our work and my recipe visits came about as a result of my initial work with Bob Allison and his Ask Your Neighbor show, I found [radios] family of listeners [to be] just like neighbors on our street, friendly and receptive! Please note that CSHL holds copyright in writings by Watson that are held within Watson's archive in the CSHL Library and Archives, but does not hold copyright in Watson's writings held outside the CSHL Library and Archives. Some go further. I think Im more fluent at writing than speaking, because I have more time to think about what I want to say and how I want to say it. If you dont have Pam, grease the pan in Crisco only! [As seen in Moms cookbook, The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes Book (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; June 1997, p. 7)] AND a repeat of Moms Kentucky Biscuits imitation, which she prepared on ABCs Home show in February 1988! Similarly, the meant-to-be powers of Fate have taken me (and my own inherited love for writing) on this unexpected and incredible journey of blogging to honor Moms legacy. Angelsnupnup7@aol.com. I followed the 2008 Election very well and determined that Obama was going to increase the troops in Afghanistan and he said that explicitly in speeches and in the debates. On one of the very first pages of Moms last cookbook, Gloria Pitzers Cookbook The Best of the Recipe Detective (Balboa Press, Jan. 2018), which I helped her to rewrite for the new digital generation from her favorite, self-published cookbook, Gloria Pitzers Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983), is a thank you list, dedicated to some of the stations, talk shows and their hosts, spanning across the country from sea to shining sea; as they had, probably, contributed the most positive ripples to the growing success of Moms Secret RecipesTM, up to that time (1972-1982). In 2003, the legendary television host Phil Donahue was fired from his prime-time MSNBC talk show during the run-up to the U.S. invasion of Iraq. [Gloria Pitzers Cookbook The Best of the Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 54)], Bob Cudmore of WGY-Radio, Schenectady, NY [1980 to 1993 night time talk show host for Contact and to his predecessor Bill Miller! In the old days, chefs were flattered when asked to share a recipe. In one of my earlier blogs, Imitation,I reminisced about how Mom had always referred to herself as the Rich Littleof the food industry, because she could imitate their famous dishes and products like Rich Little could imitate famous voices. Then, factor in that Im OCD so that, alone, at least doubles the time it takes me to write (and rewrite and rewrite again) my thoughts and ideas, trying to put them in a CDO order as my kids and husband would always tease me about being OCD, because I like things in alphabetical (and numerical) order. Gloria Pitzer actually lives thereand that makes all the difference. As a result, came the birth of the famous Recipe DetectiveTM and, almost simultaneously, all of her children the recipes, newsletters and cookbooks! In 1956, Harland Sanders was an out-of-work 66-year-old [man]. There is nothing wrong with being proud of your country, whichever it may be. Ghastly, blinding, visually distorting, fragmenting, violent and numbing. Now, this blogging venture has kind of fallen into my lap and steered me in this direction However, Im not making a living at it Not yet! My inspiration for this weeks blog (titled after one of Moms old syndicated columns) came from an email solicitation I recently received, to pay this company to market Moms last cookbook, Gloria Pitzers Cookbook The Best of the Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018), which is mine now. Mom and Dad loved to take road trips to Frankenmuth, as do my husband and me. Kudos Loreally cooking with gas now ~ an it aint all fracked up (neither.) She started sending me little, anonymous, angel cards with a $20 bill no return address or any writing other than my name and address on the envelope. All her recipes are copyrighted; and one thing she always asked for, when she gave permission to copy, was to give her the proper credit for it. However, as frenzied as it was, in the end, it really did open a lot of doors for Mom that might never have happened otherwise; bringing Moms unique style of copycat cookery to the attention of MILLIONS of new eyes. * (Special thanks to; Chris Womak & Admsparrow14 !) Its a bombardment on the senses. I miss all the German culture experience that this small tourist town has to offer! The next day, 15,000 letters waited for us at the St. Clair post office. The problem was not Donahue's ratings, but . Dump dough into middle of Pam-sprayed, 12- or 13-inch, round pizza pan. In the middle 1980s, Thorne moved to coastal Maine to devote himself exclusively to food writing, and where he became associated with Matt Lewis, who later shared a byline for a number of his books and his newsletter. SPECIAL NOTE: The tomato powder called for in the above recipe was also the recipe I shared in last weeks blog post at: https://therecipedetective.com/2020/05/18/mondays-memories-of-my-mom-improvising/. Sad to say, like Mom, many of the hosts, for whom Ive searched, are no longer with us. Thanks, Frank, great commentary. Total deception. Phil Donahue, in full Phillip John Donahue, (born December 21, 1935, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.), American journalist and television personality who pioneered the daytime issue-oriented TV talk show. Chris Hedges: The Global Culture of Violence: What Is The Path to Peace andJustice? Make slits for steam to escape. Indeed, what to my mind makes Pitzer a true artist is her lack of interest in with what exactly a particular product is made. So, I looked at the ingredients I had on hand and tried to improvise with what was there. pollute! So, I set to work to revamp the recipe. I wanted to establish the fact that I was very much in business and willing to protect my copyrighted property with the same enthusiasm and sincerity as the major food companies had exhibited in protecting theirs from my imitations. I enjoyed my radio work more, and the number of stations on which I had become a regular participant had grown to include over 100 across the country and in Canada. The on-the-spot recipe was every bit as good as what Paul & I had been publishing and was so much easier, that again we could prove that there will always be more than one way to arrive at a given result! [Gloria Pitzers Cookbook The Best of the Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 9)], Art Lewisand his Listen to the Mrs. program [and cohost, Sue Smith,] on WSGW-Radio in Saginaw, MI which has been on the air since 1952; and also to Fred Krell [RIP], program director at WSGW-Radio, who had originated the early call-in talk shows, Listen to the Mrs. and Whats Your Opinion?, [Thank you, all, for being great friends over the years! Collection 074 Ephemera of The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, CN 074. After 5 months in the Houston area, my boyfriend and I, along with another couple, moved back to our hometown area in Michigan. It was luck! Jeff Cohen produced Phils MSNBC program, which was the biggest money maker for the station, but because Donohue was against the illegal invasion, occupation and destruction of Iraq, the ruling-elite had the program canceled. On a side note: Michael Neill, a writer at People Magazine, was persistent about wanting to interview Mom and she eventually gave in. THE PHIL DONAHUE SHOW. The whole world is a profane nail and it is the big psychic hammer. Youre right about his way with women voters, and the worry over a McCain/Palin victory or even Romney. Mom always wrote about her radio visits in all of her publishings even including her up-coming radio schedules in her newsletter issues, so that her readers in those areas could tune in. Therefore, I want to take this opportunity to extend Moms thank you notes to include some other radio stations, talk shows and hosts with whom she came to know and be friends, following this first list (below); which was originally printed in 1982. You would search in vain in Better than Store Bought for a recipe for Cheez Whiz; Gloria Pitzer gives us two. Dr. Ira Mintz of the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center discusses treatment of sex offenders. Public apathy seems to be at an all time high in the U.S.as fewer people vote and over 90% still vote to keep the duopoly in power. Harland was one of the food industrys most successful men. Although we cant right now because of Covid-19 restrictions were looking forward to a great day trip there in the future. In fact, non-union employees benefit as well, as employers used to give them a little less, but enough to keep them happy enough to not insist on union representation. Mom and Dad thought that, by moving to the Los Angeles area with my younger sister (near one of my older brothers, Mike, and Moms oldest sister, Hazel, and her family), they could all have a new beginning and leave all their problems behind, in St. Clair. That is, until that summer of 1981! Use an egg-wash if you wish (one egg yolk, beaten with 1 tablespoon cold water and brushed lightly lapping it, rather than pressing it, over top of crust), but the butter in this crust should allow it to brown beautifully without the wash. Bake per filling recipe directions. Phil Donahue. Thats because Moms cookbooks were not your ordinary counter-top collection of recipes. It is as much a thrill for me, today, to hear somebody request that Gloria, The Secret Recipe Detective try to duplicate a recipe, as it was for me a decade ago when it all began. And, to anyone else reading this, please contact me at therecipedetective@outlook.com or on Facebook (@TheRecipeDetective) with your memories of my mom! Food-for-thought until we meet again, next Monday. The Radicalization of Martin Luther King, Jr. + MLK: Where Do We Go FromHere? Based on earlier collecting protocols, the collection also contains material about Billy Graham personally, such as oral history interviews with his Wheaton College classmates.Originally this collection contained mainly materials gathered by the staff about Billy Graham or the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and its affiliates which were not produced by the BGEA. Even some of my high school friends were asked to help out, temporarily, with all of the extra mailings we had. He was born in Henryville, Indiana in 1890, and died in late 1980. Some people wrote threatening letters that they hadnt received their orders and were turning us over to the postmaster general as frauds! And a few months ago, [I had] an even more enjoyable experience with Erik Smith, doing a segment in our kitchen for their Friday Feast, during which we prepared the hot fudge [sauce] like Sanders and the McFabulous Biscuits, from our information sheet of sample recipes. Ive been asked by restaurants to give them permission to use my recipes and say so on their menus. When he founded KFC, he had taken his Social Security check, a pressure-Fryer, a can of spices and herbs and set out across the country to show a few restaurant owners how to fry chicken the right way! Likewise, when I changed the searched term to secret recipes, Moms last cookbook didnt come up until #58 of more than 7,000 results (again, sorted by Featured). All of these kind of things are given and received freelyat no monetary costs. I feel for those who have been deceived by this man and his administration, however, if they were paying any amount of attention in the campaign of 2008, it shouldnt be that big of a surprise. Top with cheese and other favorite garnishments. Dream Whip has so far managed to stymie her, but that probably wont for long. Then the post office, in delivering the thousands of books that we DID mail out, lost some, destroyed some, and delayed and even miss-directed other orders. We really can go on and on listing Obamas failures (or successes, depending on how one looks at them). Our Better Cookery Cookbook [which I rewrote for Mom and it was republished under the title Gloria Pitzers Cookbook The Best of the Recipe Detective, in January 2018 by Balboa Press] contains my versions of his products, which you can re-create in your own kitchen from those recipes. Senate Democrats during Obamas first 2 years only had a filibuster-proof majority for about 24 congressional working days. They are the things that truly make me happygiven and received freelyat no monetary costs. Most of the letters requested a sheet of free recipes that were included with the order blank [in exchange] for a self-addressed stamped envelope The offer would have been good for us, if it had only been shown that one time the day on which we appeared on the show but for nearly a year afterward, the requests still came, as did the complaints and the threats to report us to postal authorities for not having sent those free recipes, tore us apart emotionally and physically! All of us soon realized we were mistaken about what we thought we wanted/needed and how to go about getting it. Gloria Pitzer [No Laughing Matter, This Cook is Rated X (or) Yes, Gloria! AFTER DONAHUE, PM Magazine, The Home Show, even being mentioned on Jeopardy and complementary reviews in Catholic Digest, The Christian Science Monitor, Campus Life, Mother Jones, National Observer, as well as The National Enquirer (absolutely accurate, too, I swear!) I continued on with Contact for a long while, untilaround Christmas of 1988. With the tests for COUNTERFEITING FRIED CHICKEN AT HOME that was as good as what you could buy out but for less I felt I HAD to have a pressure fryer. Its timely, prescient and applicable for circa Oct 2014. After my boyfriend and I split up, circumstances led me back to a loving and forgiving relationship with my parents. 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