    # File lib/action_controller/cgi_ext/cookie.rb, line 95
        def self.parse(raw_cookie)
          cookies = Hash.new([])

          if raw_cookie
            raw_cookie.split(/;\s?/).each do |pairs|
              name, value = pairs.split('=',2)
              next unless name and value
              name = CGI::unescape(name)
              unless cookies.has_key?(name)
                cookies[name] = new(name, CGI::unescape(value))
              end
            end
          end

          cookies
        end