The
Neiman Marcus Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
as
told by Ron Gillentine
Pasadena, California
"A man
took his two children to tea at Neiman Marcus. The chocolate chip cookies
that arrived with their tea were simply delicious, so the man asked the
waiter if it were possible for him to have a copy of the recipe.
"'Yes,
indeed, sire," said the waiter, "But there is a charge of three
ninety-five for it."
"'Fine,"
said the man. "Just add it to our bill."
"The
waiter brought a copy of the recipe, and later, the bill arrived. The
man was stunned to realize that by ‘three ninety-five,' the waiter had
meant three hundred and ninety-five dollars, not the $3.95 he had expected.
"The
man summoned the waiter and explained the misunderstanding. "Here's
the recipe," he said. "It's far more expensive than I can afford."
"'Oh,
I'm sorry, sir," said the waiter, "But I can't take it back
now. You've already seen it, and that means you've enjoyed the benefit
of it."
"The
man left and eventually did have to pay the full three hundred and ninety-five
dollars. In retaliation for what he saw as an unfair trick, he decided
to make the recipe available for free to as many people as possible. At
first he made copies on paper, but now the Internet has made his mission
easy, and the fabled recipe is online for everyone in the world to enjoy
FREE, no strings attached!"
That's the
story as Ron Gillentine of Pasadena, California, heard it, and he says
the recipe really is the best one he's found. "Of course, I have
improved on it," he adds.
Want to try
Ron Gillentine's Urban Legend Neiman Marcus Chocolate Chip Cookies? Click
here for the recipe!
