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Date: Mon, 13 Nov 1995 09:46:37 -0500 (EST)
From: Rachael E. Dyer <[log in to unmask]>
To: "Julia J. Choe" <[log in to unmask]>, [log in to unmask],
    "Jessica C. Cooke" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: cookies! (fwd)



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Date: Fri, 10 Nov 1995 22:25:10 -0500 (EST)
From: Kristin M. Meyer <[log in to unmask]>
To: "my crazy new-found-friends -- ms. babeworthyness"
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    don't go breaking my heart <[log in to unmask]>,
    badass man <[log in to unmask]>,
    are you naked yet? <[log in to unmask]>,
    daytripper <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: cookies!



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>>>>This message is sent to you with the hope you will forward it to
>>>>EVERYONE you have ever even seen the e-mail 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 are
>>>>such 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. and told 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 the recipes 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 to have
>>>>$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 flour
>>>>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 (your choice)
>>>>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.....
>>>>
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