Forget About Cookies

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                            FOOD FUNNY
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Thanks to Rosemary Zwick for this one:

Having just completed my training as the hospital's switch-
board operator, I was reasonably confident that I knew all the
codes for emergencies: Code Blue for cardiac arrest, Code
Red for fire, etc. My first night on the job alone, however, a
nurse phoned and asked me to page a "Code Brown, Room 214."

I had no idea what that was. I called the page, then searched
frantically through my emergency manual, but I couldn't find
any description of it anywhere. Stumped, I finally called the
nurse back and asked her about it.

"Relax," laughed the nurse. "Code Brown is what we page
when a patient is discharged and leaves behind an unfinished box of
chocolates."

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                            TODAY'S RECIPE
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The "forget about" part of the name refers to the fact that the
cookies are left overnight in an oven that has been preheated
and then turned off. Once you taste these crunchy, chewy
little delights I doubt you'll forget them.

Forget About Cookies

2 eggs whites, beaten until stiff
2/3 cup (160 ml) sugar
1/4 tsp (1 ml) salt
1 cup (250 ml) semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup (125 ml) chopped walnuts, pecans, or nuts of your choice

Add the sugar to the beaten egg whites gradually, beating
constantly. Add the salt. Fold in the chocolate chips and
chopped nuts. Drop by tablespoonfuls (15 ml) onto lightly
greased baking sheets - they will not spread, so can be placed close
together.
Put in a preheated 350F (180C) oven and immediately turn the oven off.
Let the cookies sit in the oven overnight.
Makes about 2 dozen.
Received on Mon Dec 20 10:37:46 2010