Date: Wed, 3 Jan 1996 14:44:38 -0700 (MST)
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From: rachel martin <rmart@unm.edu>
Subject: Re: Yum, yums!
To All-
There was a recent article in the Albuquerque Journal (which I think was
also carried in other US papers), that said this story was utterly false.
A spokesperson for Neiman-Marcus said something to the effect that they
don't even sell cookies, and they had thought this story had died years
ago. It dismayed them that it was being passed along via the Internet.
Yes, it's better if we stick to VW stories.
Tom Brouillette
c/o rmart@unm.edu
On Wed, 3 Jan 1996 Porter_Fred%PAX9@mr.nawcad.navy.mil wrote:
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> The attached file has a really yummie cookie recepie, i tried pecans,
> hazlenuts and macadamia (in separate batches). The story of how the recepie
> was obtained is pretty humerous.
>
> Hopefully, this isn't a copyright infringement.
>
> enjoy,
> Fred
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> 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 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 (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..
>
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> That's it. Please, pass it along to everyone you know, single
> people, mailing lists, etc.....
>
> Ride free, citizen!
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