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Monica tries to figure out Phoebe's grandmother's secret cookie recipe. Meanwhile, Rachel tries to teach Joey how to sail, and Chandler has an awkward encounter when he tries to bond with Jack.

The gang discuss what to get Monica and Chandler as engagement presents. Monica really wants Phoebe's grandma's chocolate chip cookie recipe but Phoebe's grandma made her swear never to let the recipe out of the family.She finally agrees to give it to Monica. Unfortunately, the fire in Phoebe's apartment destroyed the recipe so she gives Monica and Chandler the only cookie left as a present. Monica tries to figure out the recipe from the cookie and makes heaps of different ones. Rachel tries to teach Joey how to sail which proves to be quite difficult. Chandler wants to bond with Mr. Geller but when they went to the steam room after their racket ball game Chandler accidentally sits on Mr Geller's lap. Monica finds out that Phoebe's grandma didn't have a secret recipe and that she probably got the recipe for Toll House cookies from the back of the Nestles chocolate chip bag, because Phoebe says that her grandma got the recipe from her French friend "Nestle Toulouse". Chandler clears things up with Mr. Geller and Rachel gives up teaching Joey and enjoys Joey's way of sailing: sitting on the boat in the marina drinking beer.—Lisa Bly

Chandler starts wearing glasses but the gang says they thought Chandler has always wore glasses.

The gang discuss what to get Monica and Chandler as engagement presents. Monica really wants Phoebe's grandma's chocolate chip cookie recipe but Phoebe's grandma made her swear never to let the recipe out of the family. She finally agrees to give it to Monica. Unfortunately, the fire in Phoebe's apartment destroyed the recipe so she gives Monica and Chandler the only cookie left as a present (she had made a batch and froze it and this was the last one left). Monica tries to figure out the recipe from the cookie and makes heaps of 22 different batches. Some of batches make Ross throw up. Monica finds out that Phoebe's grandma didn't have a secret recipe and that she probably got the recipe for Toll House cookies from the back of the Nestles chocolate chip bag, because Phoebe says that her grandma got the recipe from her French friend "Nestle Toulouse".

Ross is upset that they have to get Monica and Chandler an engagement present since he has been engaged twice and nobody got him anything. Rachel agrees with him.

Joey enjoys his boat, by drinking beer and eating sandwiches there. But he doesn't know how to sail, so never takes it out of the harbor. Rachel tries to teach Joey how to sail (she has been sailing her whole life, and had her own boat when she was 15 yrs old) which proves to be quite difficult. Joey doesn't know how to operate any of the equipment and is not interested in learning. Rachel is mean to Joey and he refuses to go out with her again. Rachel promises to be nicer the next time (Joey wanted her to be nice and topless) Joey still isn't any good and refuses to learn. When Rachel yells at him, he quits, prompting her to say "Greens don't quit", but he is a Tribbiani. Rachel realizes that she tried so hard not to be her mother, that she ended up becoming like her father. Rachel apologizes to Joey..

Chandler wants to bond with Mr. Geller (Jack has invited "Chauncey" to play racket ball with him at the club) but when they went to the steam room after their racket ball game Chandler accidentally sits on Mr Geller's lap (Chandler's glasses had fogged up and he didn't see where he was sitting). Ross is certain he will the story for yrs, just like he tells the story of Monica trying to escape from fat camp. She got caught in the barbed wire as she was trying to eat a squirrel.

Chandler clears things up with Mr. Geller (Jack understands that in-laws are tough. when he was dating Judy he was unemployed and he told her dad that he was a lawyer. To this day, he gives them legal advise) and Rachel gives up teaching Joey and enjoys Joey's way of sailing: sitting on the boat in the marina drinking beer. when she spills the contents of her sandwich, Joey yells at her that she is not holding it right and he suddenly realizes that he is like his own father.