The first time I heard this story it was 40 years ago, and it was See's Candy. The last time I heard this was two years ago, and it was Neimans - and I heard the cookies weren't all that good. ---------- > From: Choo1bill@aol.com > To: brenhebert@olynet.com; BRUNNER-L@rootsweb.com; GENBRIT-L@rootsweb.com; berryrg@halcyon.com; DonBea@aol.com; gbeatty@web.compuserve.com; PAARMSTR-L@rootsweb.com; ANSLEY-L@rootsweb.com; ALSACE-LORRAINE-L@rootsweb.com > Cc: Acadian99@aol.com; Dbltroubll@aol.com; KINGSLEY@aol.com; Momeeeeeee@aol.com; EACyr@aol.com; NERVECAFE@aol.com; BrenHebert@aol.com; NECKAR-L@rootsweb.com; WOLFE-L@rootsweb.com; PAWESTMO-L@rootsweb.com; WATSON-L@rootsweb.com; WASHINGTON-L@rootsweb.com; waltenbaugh@nwu.edu; WALLACE-L@rootsweb.com; TRIER-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com; THOMPSON-L@rootsweb.com; SWITZERLAND-L@rootsweb.com; STITT-L@rootsweb.com; SherDH@aol.com; sparky@portal.ca; SANDERS-L@rootsweb.com; RNPlatt@ix.netcom.com; Norton750@aol.com; int-sys@ix.netcom.com; NORWAY-L@rootsweb.com; ronm@westol.com; Missouri-L@rootsweb.com; london@listserv.northwest.com; LONDON-L@rootsweb.com; LEWIS-L@rootsweb.com; LEE-L@rootsweb.com; GENIRE-L@rootsweb.com; HOPKINS-CTY-L@rootsweb.com; GEN-DE-L@rootsweb.com; GEN-FF-L@rootsweb.com; GEN-FR-L@rootsweb.com; dutch-colonies-l@rootsweb.com; durham@listserv.northwest.com; NORTHUMBRIA-L@rootsweb.com; DAWSON-L@rootsweb.com; MSADAMS-L@rootsweb.com; BADEN-WURTTEMBERG-L@rootsweb.com; bute@listserv.northwest.com > Subject: Re: Expensive Cookie Recipe > Date: Friday, October 10, 1997 9:37 AM > > THIS STORY GETS BIGGER EVERY TIME THAT I HEAR IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. THE > FIRST TIME I HEARD IT, THE RESTAURANT WAS THE TRAIN STATION IN ST. LOUIS. > NOW , I SEE THAT IT HAS GONE TO TEXAS. MAY I POINT OUT THAT NEIMAN-MARCUS > DOES NOT HAVE A RESTAURANT..................