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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.] | |
10 | ||
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! | |
16 | ||
17 | Therefore, this person is giving the recipe to anyone | |
18 | and everyone she knows (and doesn't know) so that | |
19 | someone can get use of her $200. Anyway, just keep | |
20 | passing it on. | |
21 | ||
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 | |
30 | separate bowl: 4 cups flour | |
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 | |
48 | bake about two inches apart. Bake at 350 degrees for 8 - 10 | |
49 | minutes. DO NOT OVERBAKE. Makes 112. | |
50 | \f | |
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 | |
59 | who took the recipe sent you a dollar, it would help). | |
60 | ||
61 | Here also is another cookie recipe which I'm very fond of. | |
62 | ||
63 | Makes 6-8 dozen | |
64 | Bake at 375 degrees for ~10 min. | |
65 | ||
66 | Cream together: | |
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 | raisons (I don't care for raisons 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 extrememly delicious. I get rave reviews and recipe requests whenever | |
101 | I make them. | |
102 | ||
103 | - rene | |
104 | \f | |
105 | Chocolate Chip Cookies - Glamorous, crunchy, rich with chocolate bits & nuts. | |
106 | ||
107 | Also known as "Toll House" Cookies ... from Kenneth and Ruth Wakefield's | |
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 | ||
141 | ===== | |
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 | |
157 |