Miata Mailing List: October 1996, Message #0208
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   From: "Ben Campbell" 

Subject: Re: - A $250.00 Cookie Receipe -Forwarded,ltd Miata Content

   Date: Thu, 3 Oct 1996 19:22:13 -0500



The Neiman-Marcus cookie recipe, AKA Mrs. Fields cookie recipe, and in

several other forms, is well known to be an urban legend.  It's high on the

list in the faq from alt.folklore.urban.



Not a bad recipe, even so.



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> From: Douglas Clark 

> To: Multiple recipients of list 

> Subject: - A $250.00 Cookie Receipe -Forwarded,ltd Miata Content

> Date: Thursday, October 03, 1996 4:54 PM

> 

> > 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

> 

> 











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