annotate etc/COOKIES @ 112430:78c4c9559156

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1 [Someone sent this in from California, and we decided to extend
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2 our campaign against information hoarding to recipes as well
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3 as software. (Recipes are the closest thing, not involving computers,
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4 to software.)
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6 The story appears to be a myth, according to the Chicago Tribune,
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7 which says that Mrs Fields Cookies hoards the information completely.
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8 Therefore, this recipe can be thought of as a compatible replacement.
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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
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12 and requested the recipe for her cookies. They asked
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13 her for her charge card number, and she gave it to them
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14 thinking the cost would be $15 to $25. It turned out
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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
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19 someone can get use of her $200. Anyway, just keep
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20 passing it on.
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22 Cream together: 2 cups butter
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23 2 cups sugar
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24 2 cups brown sugar
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26 Add: 4 eggs
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27 2 tsp. vanilla
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29 Mix together in
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30 separate bowl: 4 cups flour
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31 5 cups oatmeal (put small
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32 amounts of oatmeal in blender until it turns to
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33 powder. Measure out 5 cups of oatmeal and only
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34 "powderize" that, NOT 5 cups "powderized" oatmeal)
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36 1 tsp salt
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37 2 tsp baking powder
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38 2 tsp baking soda
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40 Mix: All of the above
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42 Add: 24 oz. bag of chocolate chips and
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43 1 finely grated 8 oz Hershey bar (plain)
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45 Add: 3 cups chopped nuts (any kind)
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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
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49 minutes. DO NOT OVERBAKE. Makes 112.
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51 From: ucdavis!lll-lcc!hplabs!parcvax!bane@ucbvax.berkeley.edu (John R. Bane)
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52 Subject: Re: free cookie foundation?
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54 Hi! I "stole" your very expensive cookie recipe off the net. If you
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55 want to send me your SnailMail address, I'll be glad to send you a
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56 dollar (I would like to suggest this to the net, but I think there is
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57 some netiquette rule against asking for money - or is that only money
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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
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64 Bake at 375 degrees for ~10 min.
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66 Cream together:
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68 1 cup shortening (I use Weight Watcher's Reduced Calorie Margarine!)
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69 1/4 cup peanut butter (I recommend the non-sugared kind)
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70 1/2 cup sugar
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71 1/2 cup brown sugar
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72 2 eggs
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73 1 teaspoon vanilla
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75 Add:
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77 1/2 cup flour
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78 1 teaspoon soda
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79 1/2 teaspoon salt
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80 2 cups rolled oats (I use the 5-min variety)
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81 1-2 cups chocolate chips (I use 2 cups semi-sweet - ummmm!)
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82 1 cup nuts (I use pecan pieces - don't get them crushed, or the extra
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83 oil will make greasy cookies)
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84 1 cup shredded or flaked coconut
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85
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86 (The nuts were listed as optional and I added the coconut myself, but
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87 I really love them there! You could also add things like m&m's, or
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88 raisins (I don't care for raisins in cookies, but you might). I've
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89 always wanted to try banana chips.)
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91 Mix well. Drop by teaspoonfuls on greased cookie sheet (I use pam).
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92 Bake at 375 degrees for approx. 10 min.
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94 My aunt found this recipe in an Amish book called something like
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95 "Eating Well When The Whole World Is Starving," and although I thought
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96 a cookie recipe was a bit odd for a book like that, they are about the
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97 healthiest a cookie is ever likely to get.
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99 They are also very easy to make (no blending, sifting, rolling, etc.)
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100 and extremely delicious. I get rave reviews and recipe requests whenever
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101 I make them.
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103 - rene
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105 Chocolate Chip Cookies - Glamorous, crunchy, rich with chocolate bits & nuts.
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107 Also known as "Toll House" Cookies ... from Kenneth and Ruth Wakefield's
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108 charming New England Toll House on the outskirts of Whitman, Massachusetts.
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109 These cookies were first introduced to American homemakers in 1939 through
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110 our series of radio talks on "Famous Foods From Famous Eating Places."
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112 Mix Thoroughly :
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113 2/3 cup soft shortening ( part butter )
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114 1/2 cup granulated sugar
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115 1/2 cup brown sugar ( packed )
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116 1 egg
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117 1 tsp vanilla
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119 Sift together and stir in :
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120 1-1/2 cups sifted flour (*)
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121 1/2 tsp soda
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122 1/2 tsp salt
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124 Stir in :
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125 1/2 cup cut-up nuts
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126 6 oz package of semi-sweet chocolate pieces ( about 1-1/4 cups )
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129 (*) for a softer, more rounded cookie, use 1-3/4 cups sifted flour.
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132 Drop rounded teaspoonfuls about 2" apart on ungreased baking sheet. Bake until
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133 delicately browned ... cookies should still be soft. Cool slightly before you
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134 remove them from the baking sheet.
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136 Temperature: 375 F. ( modern oven )
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137 Time: bake 8 - 10 minutes
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138 Amount: 4 - 5 dozen 2" cookies
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141 =====
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143 Personal comments :
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145 I find it tastes better with a mixture of shortening and butter, as they say.
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147 You don't need << all >> of that sugar, and it can be whatever color you want.
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149 The nuts are optional. Feel free to play with the recipe. I put oatmeal in it,
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150 reducing flour accordingly, and sometimes cinnamon.
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152 I also find it useful to grease the cookie sheets.
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154 I think I'm going to go bake some now ...
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156 -- richard
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