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Japanese mother finds long-lost childhood cookie recipe, proceeds to bake her heart out

Koh Ruide Feb 26, 2018
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And it’s all thanks to the people working hard behind the scenes.

One of the great things about Japanese companies is that they go out of their way to achieve the highest customer satisfaction possible, as even humble rice cracker manufacturers put in time and effort to ensure their patrons get the very best.

One such company in Japan has done just that for a woman who lost something extremely valuable. Cooking appliances like ovens or microwaves usually come with a few recipes to get customers started, and for Japanese Twitter user @yamuretsu, one particular cookie recipe meant the world to her.

▼ But alas, she lost the recipe many years ago (translation below).

実家にいた時に小さい時からよく作っていて自分のクッキーの基準が当時松下電器さんの母が嫁入り道具で使用していたオーブンについてたレシピでした。そのレシピが家を建て直す際に紛失し、作りたいけどずっと作れませんでした。諦めるしかないと思っていたのですがどうしてもレシピ思い出したかった…

— ヤム@ヤム烈 (@yamuretsu) February 12, 2018

“When I was young and still living with my parents, I considered the cookie recipe that came with the Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. oven to be the gold standard. It was a gift from my mother to celebrate my marriage. That recipe and oven was lost after my house underwent renovation, and I couldn’t bake them even if I wanted to. I thought of giving up, but I just couldn’t let it go.”

▼ Ladies and gentlemen, we don’t have cookies anymore.

▼ @yamuretsu contacted the company with just a sliver of
hope that there would be some sort of reply (continued below).

そこでダメ元で本当にお手数をおかけするのですが松下電器さん改めパナソニックさんのお問い合わせに何年代のオーブンについてたレシピでと本当に数少ない情報で、レシピのデータが残っていないかメールしました。そしたら1日もしないうちに返信をいただき、レシピをいただきました！

— ヤム@ヤム烈 (@yamuretsu) February 12, 2018

“At my wit’s end, I sent an email to Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. (now Panasonic) but had only scant details to work with. I provided the age of the oven and asked if there was any sort of information left. Before a day had passed, they replied back with the cookie recipe I’d been looking for! I was so grateful!”

▼ Nice one, Panasonic! (continued below)

型番がわからなかったのでその年代のものということで送っていただいたのですがこんな感じだったような…早速スーパーに走り材料を購入してきて作りました！そしたら混ぜてる時のバターの味も昔つまみ食いした味…そして出来たのを食べたらもう何年も食べてなかった思い出の味でした。

— ヤム@ヤム烈 (@yamuretsu) February 12, 2018

“I didn’t know the oven’s model number, so all I sent was the era in which it was used. I rushed to the supermarket and bought all the ingredients. The scent of blended butter reminded me of my childhood, and when I bit into a cookie, it was something I had not tasted in years.”

▼ Ladies and gentlemen, we have cookies again.

▼ A happy ending, and a sweet one to boot (continued below).

これだ……泣きました。そしてテンションあがりすぎて6時くらいからずっとつくってて今まだ焼きまくってます。パナソニックさんにも後ほどお礼のメールをしますが本当に数少ない情報でレシピ探していただきありがとうございました！ pic.twitter.com/HimRTQJElZ

— ヤム@ヤム烈 (@yamuretsu) February 12, 2018

“Here they are! I cried so much. I’ve been baking them since six o’clock and still making more. I’ll send a thank you email to Panasonic later for finding this recipe, even though they had extremely little information to work with.”

Kudos to Panasonic for safekeeping @yamuretsu’s precious memories, and given that Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. changed their name in 2008, the company must have kept the outdated oven’s records for at least a good ten years.

Panasonic’s act of kindness might have been relatively simple compared to the likes of Disney’s and Nintendo’s, but at least it helped create more delicious cookies, which counts as a heroic deed in my book.

Source: Twitter/@yamuretsu via My Game News Flash
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