On Mon, 18 May 2009 08:22:42 -0500, Melba's Jammin' wrote:

> In article >,
> Mack A. Damia > wrote:
> (snip)
>> Mere lists of ingredients and steps to prepare a dish obviously cannot
>> be copyrighted. Don't copy the recipe word-for-word and you'll be
>> safe.
>>
>> Wordy recipes annoy me anyway!
>> --
>> mad
>
> If by "wordy" you mean explicitly worded, with all steps thoroughly
> described, IMNSHO that has to be because fewer and fewer young people
> are being taught basic cooking information and need detailed
> information. If that is not what you mean, what do you mean? :-)

well, i think i'm an older person, and i like things spelled out. i know
(i think) you don't like the cross-referencing in 'joy of cooking,' but
that seems to me to be a sensible approach. if you don't need that
material, just skim it - but it's nice to have it there, at least for the
first go-round.

your pal,
blake