Miata Mailing List: October 1996, Message #0207
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From: Douglas Clark
> Date: Monday, September 16, 1996 7:31AM > This $250.00 Cookie Recipe is forwarded to all who may want an > expensive cookie recipe. It clearly shows that when one makes a > purchase you should be sure of the price. Enjoy and share with everyone > you know. The > Lieutenant Colonel's name was removed. > This message is sent to you with the hope you will forward it to > everyone you have ever even seen the email address of. In the spirit > of > the originator, please feel free to post it anywhere and everywhere. > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** >Okay, everyone....a true story of justice in the good old U.S. of A. >Thought y'all might enjoy this; if nothing else, it shows internet >justice, if it can be called that. >My daughter & I had just finished a salad at Neiman-Marcus Cafe >in Dallas & decided to have a small dessert. Because our family aresuch cookie lovers, we decided to try the "Neiman-Marcus Cookie". It was so excellent that I asked if they would give me the recipe and they said >with a small frown, "I'm afraid not." Well, I said, would you let me >buy the recipe? >With a cute smile, she said, "Yes." I asked how much, and she >responded, "Two fifty." I said with approval, just add it to my tab. >Thirty days later, I received my VISA statement from >Neiman-Marcus and it was $285.00. I looked again and I remembered I >had >only spent $9.95 for two salads and about $20.00 for a scarf. As I >glanced at the bottom of the statement, it said, "Cookie Recipe - >$250.00." BOY, WAS I UPSET!! I called Neiman's accounting dept. andtold them the waitress said it was "two fifty," and I did not realize she meant $250.00 for a cookie recipe. I asked them to take back the recipe >and reduce my bill and they said they were sorry, but because all therecipes were this expensive so not just everyone could duplicate any of >our bakery recipes....the bill would stand. I waited, thinking >of how I could get even or even try and get any of my money back. >I just said, "Okay, you folks got my $250.00 and now I'm going tohave >$250.00 worth of fun." I told her that I was going to see to it that >every cookie lover will have a $250.00 cookie recipe from >Neiman-Marcus >for nothing. She replied, "I wish you wouldn't do this." I said, "I'm >sorry but this is the only way I feel I could get even," and I will. >So, here it is, and please pass it to someone else or run a few >copies....I paid for it; now you can have it for free. > > (Recipe may be halved.) > > > 2 cups butter 4 cups flower > > 2 tsp. soda 2 cups sugar > > 5 cups blended oatmeal** 24 oz. chocolate chips > > 2 cups brown sugar 1 tsp. salt > > 1 8 oz. Hershey Bar (grated) 4 eggs > > 2 tsp. baking powder 3 cups chopped nuts (yourchoice) > > > 2 tsp. vanilla > > > ** measure oatmeal and blend in a blender to a fine powder. > > Cream the butter and both sugars. Add eggs and vanilla; > > mix together with flour, oatmeal, salt, baking powder, > and soda. Add chocolate chips, Hershey Bar and nuts. Roll > into balls and place two inches apart on a cookie sheet. Bake for 10 minutes at 375 degrees. Makes 112 cookies. > > > Have fun!!! This is not a joke --- this is a true story.. ***************** > > > That's it. Please, pass it along to everyone you know, single > > people, mailing lists, etc..... OBMiata Content- I eat cookies in my Miata. Sorry for the bandwith- but sometime you just gotta.... (I guess that would be oatmeal spam....) Douglas Clark douglas@miata.net '95 M Everglades Miata Club Team M Team X-Country \014 ==============================================================================