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+[Someone sent this in from California, and we decided to extend
+our campaign against information hoarding to recipes as well
+as software.  (Recipes are the closest thing, not involving computers,
+to software.)
+
+The story appears to be a myth, according to the Chicago Tribune,
+which says that Mrs Fields Cookies hoards the information completely.
+Therefore, this recipe can be thought of as a compatible replacement.
+We have reports that the cookies it makes are pretty good.]
+
+Someone at PG&E called the Mrs. Fields Cookie office
+and requested the recipe for her cookies. They asked
+her for her charge card number, and she gave it to them
+thinking the cost would be $15 to $25.  It turned out
+to be $200!
+
+Therefore, this person is giving the recipe to anyone 
+and everyone she knows (and doesn't know) so that 
+someone can get use of her $200.  Anyway, just keep
+passing it on.
+
+Cream together:		2 cups butter
+			2 cups sugar
+			2 cups brown sugar
+
+Add:			4 eggs
+			2 tsp. vanilla
+
+Mis together in
+separate bowl:		4 cups flour 
+			5 cups oatmeal (put small
+ amounts of oatmeal in blender until it turns to
+ powder.  Measure out 5 cups of oatmeal and only
+ "powderize" that, NOT 5 cups "powderized" oatmeal)
+
+			1 tsp salt
+			2 tsp baking powder
+			2 tsp baking soda
+
+Mix:			All of the above
+
+Add:			24 oz. bag of chocolate chips and
+			1 finely grated 8 oz Hershey bar (plain)
+
+Add:			3 cups chopped nuts (any kind)
+
+Bake on greased cookie sheet (make golf ball sized balls) and
+bake about two inches apart.  Bake at 350 degrees for 8 - 10 
+minutes. DO NOT OVERBAKE.  Makes 112.
+
+From: ucdavis!lll-lcc!hplabs!parcvax!bane@ucbvax.berkeley.edu (John R. Bane)
+Subject: Re: free cookie foundation?
+
+Hi! I "stole" your very expensive cookie recipe off the net. If you
+want to send me your SnailMail address, I'll be glad to send you a
+dollar (I would like to suggest this to the net, but I think there is
+some netiquette rule against asking for money - or is that only money
+for oneself?) to help defray the cost (it's not much, but if EVERYone
+who took the recipe sent you a dollar, it would help). 
+
+Here also is another cookie recipe which I'm very fond of. 
+
+Makes 6-8 dozen
+Bake at 375 degrees for ~10 min.
+
+Cream together: 
+
+1 cup shortening (I use Weight Watcher's Reduced Calorie Margarine!)
+1/4 cup peanut butter (I recommend the non-sugared kind)
+1/2 cup sugar
+1/2 cup brown sugar
+2 eggs
+1 teaspoon vanilla
+
+Add:
+
+1/2 cup flour
+1 teaspoon soda
+1/2 teaspoon salt
+2 cups rolled oats (I use the 5-min variety)
+1-2 cups chocolate chips (I use 2 cups semi-sweet - ummmm!)
+1 cup nuts (I use pecan pieces - don't get them crushed, or the extra
+	    oil will make greasy cookies)
+1 cup shredded or flaked coconut
+
+(The nuts were listed as optional and I added the coconut myself, but
+I really love them there! You could also add things like m&m's, or
+raisons (I don't care for raisons in cookies, but you might). I've
+always wanted to try banana chips.)
+
+Mix well. Drop by teaspoonfuls on greased cookie sheet (I use pam).
+Bake at 375 degrees for approx. 10 min.
+
+My aunt found this recipe in an Amish book called something like
+"Eating Well When The Whole World Is Starving," and although I thought
+a cookie recipe was a bit odd for a book like that, they are about the
+healthiest a cookie is ever likely to get.
+
+They are also very easy to make (no blending, sifting, rolling, etc.)
+and extrememly delicious. I get rave reviews and recipe requests whenever
+I make them.
+
+				- rene
+
+Chocolate Chip Cookies - Glamorous, crunchy, rich with chocolate bits & nuts.
+
+Also known as "Toll House" Cookies ... from Kenneth and Ruth Wakefield's 
+charming New England Toll House on the outskirts of Whitman, Massachusetts.
+These cookies were first introduced to American homemakers in 1939 through
+our series of radio talks on "Famous Foods From Famous Eating Places."
+
+Mix Thoroughly :
+	2/3 cup soft shortening ( part butter )
+	1/2 cup granulated sugar
+	1/2 cup brown sugar ( packed )
+	1 egg
+	1 tsp vanilla
+
+Sift together and stir in :
+	1-1/2 cups sifted flour (*)
+	1/2 tsp soda
+	1/2 tsp salt
+
+Stir in :
+	1/2 cup cut-up nuts
+	6 oz package of semi-sweet chocolate pieces ( about 1-1/4 cups )
+
+
+(*) for a softer, more rounded cookie, use 1-3/4 cups sifted flour.
+
+
+Drop rounded teaspoonfuls about 2" apart on ungreased baking sheet. Bake until
+delicately browned ... cookies should still be soft. Cool slightly before you
+remove them from the baking sheet.
+
+Temperature:		375 F. ( modern oven )
+Time:			bake 8 - 10 minutes
+Amount:			4 - 5 dozen 2" cookies
+
+
+=====
+
+Personal comments :
+
+I find it tastes better with a mixture of shortening and butter, as they say.
+
+You don't need << all >> of that sugar, and it can be whatever color you want.
+
+The nuts are optional. Feel free to play with the recipe. I put oatmeal in it,
+reducing flour accordingly, and sometimes cinnamon.
+
+I also find it useful to grease the cookie sheets.
+
+I think I'm going to go bake some now ...
+
+-- richard
+