"Mack A. Damia" > wrote in message
...
> 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? :-)
>
> Basically, poorly written explanations (anything, really,including
> recipes and instructions).
>
> For example, may websites are designed and written by "techies" and
> not English majors; consequently, as you know - many of them can be
> downright confusing and frustrating to navigate.
>
> This has been a citicism for as long as I can remember. Same thing
> with recipes. Mainly food people write them and not "writers".
>
>

Very few notable cooks are adept at writting but any published cookbook I've
seen was groomed and edited by someone who knows how to write. Most recipes
on web sites I've encountered I have found to be rather clearly written,
especially those by the major food companies... it's only some on ethnic
websites that aren't as clear as one would hope but that is more a product
of losing something in the translation rather than ineptitude. And then of
course most everything on many personal web sites is poorly written, as are
most Newsgroups posts.