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author | Luc Teirlinck <teirllm@auburn.edu> |
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date | Tue, 10 Aug 2004 15:45:54 +0000 |
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25852 | 1 [Someone sent this in from California, and we decided to extend |
2 our campaign against information hoarding to recipes as well | |
3 as software. (Recipes are the closest thing, not involving computers, | |
4 to software.) | |
5 | |
6 The story appears to be a myth, according to the Chicago Tribune, | |
7 which says that Mrs Fields Cookies hoards the information completely. | |
8 Therefore, this recipe can be thought of as a compatible replacement. | |
9 We have reports that the cookies it makes are pretty good.] | |
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11 Someone at PG&E called the Mrs. Fields Cookie office | |
12 and requested the recipe for her cookies. They asked | |
13 her for her charge card number, and she gave it to them | |
14 thinking the cost would be $15 to $25. It turned out | |
15 to be $200! | |
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17 Therefore, this person is giving the recipe to anyone |
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18 and everyone she knows (and doesn't know) so that |
25852 | 19 someone can get use of her $200. Anyway, just keep |
20 passing it on. | |
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22 Cream together: 2 cups butter | |
23 2 cups sugar | |
24 2 cups brown sugar | |
25 | |
26 Add: 4 eggs | |
27 2 tsp. vanilla | |
28 | |
29 Mis together in | |
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30 separate bowl: 4 cups flour |
25852 | 31 5 cups oatmeal (put small |
32 amounts of oatmeal in blender until it turns to | |
33 powder. Measure out 5 cups of oatmeal and only | |
34 "powderize" that, NOT 5 cups "powderized" oatmeal) | |
35 | |
36 1 tsp salt | |
37 2 tsp baking powder | |
38 2 tsp baking soda | |
39 | |
40 Mix: All of the above | |
41 | |
42 Add: 24 oz. bag of chocolate chips and | |
43 1 finely grated 8 oz Hershey bar (plain) | |
44 | |
45 Add: 3 cups chopped nuts (any kind) | |
46 | |
47 Bake on greased cookie sheet (make golf ball sized balls) and | |
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48 bake about two inches apart. Bake at 350 degrees for 8 - 10 |
25852 | 49 minutes. DO NOT OVERBAKE. Makes 112. |
50 | |
51 From: ucdavis!lll-lcc!hplabs!parcvax!bane@ucbvax.berkeley.edu (John R. Bane) | |
52 Subject: Re: free cookie foundation? | |
53 | |
54 Hi! I "stole" your very expensive cookie recipe off the net. If you | |
55 want to send me your SnailMail address, I'll be glad to send you a | |
56 dollar (I would like to suggest this to the net, but I think there is | |
57 some netiquette rule against asking for money - or is that only money | |
58 for oneself?) to help defray the cost (it's not much, but if EVERYone | |
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59 who took the recipe sent you a dollar, it would help). |
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61 Here also is another cookie recipe which I'm very fond of. |
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63 Makes 6-8 dozen | |
64 Bake at 375 degrees for ~10 min. | |
65 | |
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66 Cream together: |
25852 | 67 |
68 1 cup shortening (I use Weight Watcher's Reduced Calorie Margarine!) | |
69 1/4 cup peanut butter (I recommend the non-sugared kind) | |
70 1/2 cup sugar | |
71 1/2 cup brown sugar | |
72 2 eggs | |
73 1 teaspoon vanilla | |
74 | |
75 Add: | |
76 | |
77 1/2 cup flour | |
78 1 teaspoon soda | |
79 1/2 teaspoon salt | |
80 2 cups rolled oats (I use the 5-min variety) | |
81 1-2 cups chocolate chips (I use 2 cups semi-sweet - ummmm!) | |
82 1 cup nuts (I use pecan pieces - don't get them crushed, or the extra | |
83 oil will make greasy cookies) | |
84 1 cup shredded or flaked coconut | |
85 | |
86 (The nuts were listed as optional and I added the coconut myself, but | |
87 I really love them there! You could also add things like m&m's, or | |
88 raisins (I don't care for raisins in cookies, but you might). I've | |
89 always wanted to try banana chips.) | |
90 | |
91 Mix well. Drop by teaspoonfuls on greased cookie sheet (I use pam). | |
92 Bake at 375 degrees for approx. 10 min. | |
93 | |
94 My aunt found this recipe in an Amish book called something like | |
95 "Eating Well When The Whole World Is Starving," and although I thought | |
96 a cookie recipe was a bit odd for a book like that, they are about the | |
97 healthiest a cookie is ever likely to get. | |
98 | |
99 They are also very easy to make (no blending, sifting, rolling, etc.) | |
100 and extremely delicious. I get rave reviews and recipe requests whenever | |
101 I make them. | |
102 | |
103 - rene | |
104 | |
105 Chocolate Chip Cookies - Glamorous, crunchy, rich with chocolate bits & nuts. | |
106 | |
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107 Also known as "Toll House" Cookies ... from Kenneth and Ruth Wakefield's |
25852 | 108 charming New England Toll House on the outskirts of Whitman, Massachusetts. |
109 These cookies were first introduced to American homemakers in 1939 through | |
110 our series of radio talks on "Famous Foods From Famous Eating Places." | |
111 | |
112 Mix Thoroughly : | |
113 2/3 cup soft shortening ( part butter ) | |
114 1/2 cup granulated sugar | |
115 1/2 cup brown sugar ( packed ) | |
116 1 egg | |
117 1 tsp vanilla | |
118 | |
119 Sift together and stir in : | |
120 1-1/2 cups sifted flour (*) | |
121 1/2 tsp soda | |
122 1/2 tsp salt | |
123 | |
124 Stir in : | |
125 1/2 cup cut-up nuts | |
126 6 oz package of semi-sweet chocolate pieces ( about 1-1/4 cups ) | |
127 | |
128 | |
129 (*) for a softer, more rounded cookie, use 1-3/4 cups sifted flour. | |
130 | |
131 | |
132 Drop rounded teaspoonfuls about 2" apart on ungreased baking sheet. Bake until | |
133 delicately browned ... cookies should still be soft. Cool slightly before you | |
134 remove them from the baking sheet. | |
135 | |
136 Temperature: 375 F. ( modern oven ) | |
137 Time: bake 8 - 10 minutes | |
138 Amount: 4 - 5 dozen 2" cookies | |
139 | |
140 | |
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142 | |
143 Personal comments : | |
144 | |
145 I find it tastes better with a mixture of shortening and butter, as they say. | |
146 | |
147 You don't need << all >> of that sugar, and it can be whatever color you want. | |
148 | |
149 The nuts are optional. Feel free to play with the recipe. I put oatmeal in it, | |
150 reducing flour accordingly, and sometimes cinnamon. | |
151 | |
152 I also find it useful to grease the cookie sheets. | |
153 | |
154 I think I'm going to go bake some now ... | |
155 | |
156 -- richard | |
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