Email 1: received 21 July 2004.
"From a friend...
My daughter and I had just finished a muffin at Famous
Amos Cafe in
Bangsar & decided to have a some cookies. Because both
of us are such
cookie lovers, we decided to try the "Hawaiian Nut
Cookie".
It was so excellent that I asked if they would give me
the recipe and
the waitress said with a small frown "I'm afraid
cannot." Well I
said,"would you let me buy the recipe?"
With a cute smile, she said YES". I asked how much and
she responded,
"Only two fifty, it's a great deal!" I said with
approval, "just add it
to
my bill"
Thirty days later, I received my VISA statement from
Famous Amos and it
was RM285.00. I looked again and remembered I had only
spent RM9.95 for
two muffins and about RM20.00 for a pie. As I glanced
at the bottom of
the statement, it said, "Cookie Recipe - RM250.00".
That's
outrageous!!!
I called Famous Amos's Accounting Dept. and told them
that the waitress
said it was "two-fifty," which clearly does not mean
"two hundred and
fifty dollars" by any POSSIBLE interpretation of the
phrase. Famous
Amos
refused to budge.. They would not refund my money,
because according to
them, "What the waitress told you is not our problem.
You have already
seen the recipe - we absolutely will not refund your
money at this
point."
I explained to her the criminal statutes which govern
fraud in
Malaysia. I
threatened to refer them to the Police for engaging in
fraud. I was
basically told, "Do what you want, we dont care, and
we're not
refunding
your money. " I waited a moment, thinking of how I
could get even, or
even
try to get any of my money back. I just said, "Okay,
you people got my
RM250.00, and now I'm going to have RM250.00 worth of
fun."
I told her that I was going to see to it that every
cookie lover in
Malaysia with an e-mail account has a RM250.00 cookie
recipe from
Famous Amos... for free.. She replied, "I wish you
wouldn't do this" I
said,
"Well you should have thought of that before you stole
from me", and
slammed down the phone on her.
So, here it is!!! Please,please, please pass it on to
everyone you can
possibly think of. I paid RM250.00 dollars for
this...I don't want
Famous Amos to ever get another sen off of this
recipe....
Recipe may be halved:
2 cups butter
4 cups flour
2 tsp. baking soda
2 cups granulated sugar
2 cups brown sugar
5 cups blended oatmeal (measure oatmeal & blend in
blender to a fine
powder)
24 oz. chocolate chips
1 tsp. salt
1 8 oz. Cadbury bar (grated)
4 eggs
2 tsp. baking powder
3 cups chopped nuts (your choice)
2 tsp. vanilla
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... Ride free
this isn't some
stupid chain letter either.. pass it on.. if you
don't, you won't die
or get dumped.. you'll just do the world an
injustice..."
Email 2: received 15 march 2007
VERY GOOD BISCUIT RECIPE (WHICH WAS REALLY EXPENSIVE FOR THIS GUY BUT CHEAP FOR YOU)
…This is a true story. Please forward when you finish reading!
A little background: Neiman-Marcus, if you don't know already, is a very
expensive shop; i.e. they sell a typical $8.00 t-shirt for $50.00.
Let's let them have it!
THIS IS A TRUE STORY
My daughter and I had just finished lunch at a Neiman-Marcus Cafe in
Dallas.
Because both of us are such biscuit lovers, we decided to try the
"Neiman-Marcus cookie". It was so excellent that I asked if they would give
me the recipe. The waitress said with a small frown, "I'm afraid not, but
you can BUY the recipe." I asked how much, and she responded; "Only two
fifty - it's a great deal!" I agreed to that, and told her to add it to my
bill.
Thirty days later, I got my VISA statement, and the Neiman-Marcus charge
was $285.00. I looked at it again, and I remembered I had only spent $9.95
for two sandwiches and about $20.00 for a scarf. At the bottom of the
statement, it said, "Cookie Recipe-$250.00". That was outrageous!
I called Neiman's Accounting Department and told them the waitress had said
it was " two fifty ", which clearly does not mean "two hundred and fifty
dollars" by any reasonable interpretation of the phrase.
Neiman-Marcus refused to budge. They would not refund my money because,
according to them; "What the waitress told you is not our problem. You have
already seen the recipe. We absolutely will not refund your money."
I explained to the Accounting Department lady the criminal statutes which
govern fraud in the state of Texas . I threatened to report them to the
Better Business Bureau and the Texas Attorney General's office.
I was basically told: Do what you want. Don't bother thinking of how you
can get even, and don't bother trying to get any of your money back"
I said, OK, you've got my $250, and now I'm going to have $250 worth of
fun." I told her that I was going to see to it that every cookie lover in
the world with an e-mail account gets a $250 cookie recipe from
Neiman-Marcus... for free. She replied, "I wish you wouldn't do that." I
said, "Well, perhaps you should have thought of that before you RIPPED ME
OFF!" and slammed down the phone.
So here it is!
Please pass it on to everyone you can possibly think of. I paid $250 for
this, and I don't want Neiman-Marcus to EVER make another penny from this
recipe!
NEIMAN-MARCUS COOKIES (Recipe may be halved)
2 (500 ml) cups butter
24 oz. (680 g) chocolate chips
4 (1000 ml) cups flour
2 (500 ml) cups brown sugar
2 tsp. (10 ml) (Bicarb) soda
1 tsp. (5 ml) salt
2 (500 ml) cups sugar
18 oz. (500 g) Hershey Bar (grated). (Cadbury chocolate for Australians &
South Africans)
5 (1250 ml) cups blended oatmeal
4 eggs
2 tsp. (10 ml) baking powder
2 tsp. (10 ml) vanilla
3 cups (375 ml) chopped nuts ( optional )
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 Bicarb (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 (180 °C ) 375 degrees.
The above quantities make ± 112 cookies.
Enjoy!
PLEASE KEEP THE RECIPE AND SEND IT TO EVERY PERSON YOU KNOW WHO HAS AN
E-MAIL ADDRESS!
Lol.. was someone so intent on spreading their made up recipe or wanting their recipe to be well known around the world? must've worked then..
So, has anyone tried this recipe?
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