$250 Cookies

 I don't know if this story is true about these cookies I found it on the Internet;

A friend of a friend of a friend had lunch at Neiman-Marcus in Dallas last November, and for dessert she had a cookie. She thought it was the most wonderful cookie she had ever tasted, and asked if the recipe was available. She was told that it was, but there was a charge of two-fifty. She said that was fine. She got the recipe and told them to charge it to her account. In December, when she received her bill, there was a charge for $250.00. She called Neiman's and told them it was a mistake - that the charge should be $2.50. She was told there was NO mistake that the charge for the recipe was correct. They told her it was not a returnable item and she would have to pay the amount charge to her account or become delinquent.
The bottom line is she paid.
She vowed to get back at Neiman's and wants to give the recipe out to everyone she possibly can. She asks everyone who gets a copy send it to everyone they know. So here it is:

 

 

2 c. butter
2 c. granulated sugar
2 c. brown sugar
4 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
4 c. flour
5 c. blended oatmeal
1 tsp. salt
2 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. baking soda
24 oz. chocolate chips (2 lg. bags)
1 (8 oz.) Hershey bar, grated (yes, this is really 1/2 lb.)
3 c. chopped nuts

Blended oatmeal: Measure and process in blender to a fine powder. Cream butter and both sugars. Add eggs and vanilla. Mix together with flour, oatmeal, salt, baking powder and baking soda. Add chips, candy and nuts. Roll into balls and place two inches apart on cookie sheet.
Bake for 9 minutes at 375°F.
Makes 9 dozen cookies.

Honey Cornbread Muffins

I double the recipe to make this many.


1 3/4 cups cornmeal
3/4 cup flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup sugar or 1/2 cup honey
2 cups buttermilk
2 eggs
1/4 cup oil

Preheat oven to 450. Line a muffin tin with liners.  In a large bowl, mix together cornmeal, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and sugar or honey.  In a separate bowl combine buttermilk, eggs and oil; beat well. Pour buttermilk mixture into flour mixture; stir until blended.  Pour batter in prepared muffin cups.  Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes or until toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean. 

If you want a sweeter cornbread I would use both the sugar and honey. 

Peek-a-boo Bars

This recipe is my husband's all time favorite.  His mom always made these for him growing up.

1 1/2 cups butter
3 cups sugar
6 eggs
1 1/2 Teaspoon vanilla
4 1/3 cups flour


Cream together butter and sugar.  Add in eggs and vanilla.  Add in flour.  Spread 2/3 of mixture on a large cookie sheet, spread 1 can pie filling and flavor, (he said cherry is the best).  Then dot with remaining batter.  Bake 30 minutes at 350 until golden brown. 

Coca Cola Baked Beans

I haven't ever made these beans so I made theses and my ones that I make all the time.

8 slices bacon, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
1 medium onion, chopped
1 12oz can Coca Cola
1 6oz can tomato paste
1 Tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 Teaspoon hot pepper sauce
1 15oz can kidney beans, drained
1 15oz can pinto beans, drained
2 8oz can crushed pineapple, drained

Cook bacon and onion over, medium high heat in large skillet until bacon is browned and crispy.  Drain fat, set aside.

Preheat oven to 375. Spray baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. 

Combine coca cola, tomato paste, mustard and hot pepper sauce in large bowl; mix well.  Add beans, pineapple and bacon to mixture to coca cola mixture; mix well.  Transfer to prepared dish.  Bake, uncovered 20 to 25 minutes or until beans are hot and bubbly.


So I tried these beans, they aren't my favorite.  I got mixed reviews about them.  Half of them liked them and the other half didn't. 

Baked Beans

½ Pound hamburger
¼  Medium green pepper, chopped
½ Cup brown sugar
½ Teaspoon ginger
2 31oz Cans pork and beans
½ Large onion, chopped
2 Celery ribs, chopped
½ Cup ketchup
Dash of cloves
Brown beef, onions, green peppers and celery until browned and tender.  Stir in rest of ingredients.  Bake uncovered 350 °F for 1 to 1½ hours.

Fiberglass, Marble, Simulated Marble

These type of showers aer difficult to keep clean. They require a lot of extra work or they look terrible all the time.  It is very important to make sure that marble and fiberglass showers are wiped dry after each use.  Dullness, staining, and pitting are caused by water that has been allowed to drip down in the shower walls and air dry.

Go to the dealer that sold you the shower and buy their cleaner.  This will do the best job of cleaning and it will remove many of the stains.  The cleaner is strong, so use rubber gloves and open all the windows while using it.

The pitting is permanent, but it can be partially covered by rubbing the shower with Turtle Wax (white paste car wax) or by using the wax sold by the dealer.  Let the wax dry for about 20 minutes, then buff it with a terrycloth rag.  The wax is a good protection against future staining.  It should be applied about once a week.

Formica, Tile and Cermaic

If the shower is only mildly dirty, then lemon oil will clean it beautifully.  Pour a generous amount of oil on a soft rag and wipe down the shower walls.  It will take several applications to cover the whole shower.  With a clean cloth, rub the shower dry.  Some people like to put lemon oil in the spray bottle and spray it on the shower.  This works well too, but be sure to cover the floor of the shower or bathtub with a towel or other rag, because the oil will make it slippery.
If the shower is really moldy or has bad hard water stains, use Lysol Toiler Bowl Cleaner.  It will not harm the shower.  This is strong medicine, but not nearly as strong as some of the hard water cleaners on the market that really gag you.  Squirt the Lysol cleaner on the shower walls and scrub with an SOS pad or nylon brush.  Don't get the cleaner on the metal fixtures.  It will pit them dark.  Be sure to use rubber gloves to protect your hands. Rinse the shower and wipe it dry.

A sign to be hung on the door

for a mother with lots of children;

BATHROOM-Seating Capacity One!