Welcome to the eG Forums, a service of the eGullet Society for Culinary Arts & Letters. The Society is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of the culinary arts. These advertising-free forums are provided free of charge through donations from Society members. Anyone may read the forums, but to post you must create a free account.
Copyright law covers the instructions, not the ingredient lists.
The thing to ask yourself is, who is your audience? Would they pay for recipes that are the same as, say, the red & white check-covered cookbook, barring changes to an ingredient or two?
If you look at members here who have publish books successfully, they all have something in common: their books offer unique recipes or techniques.
Copyright law covers the instructions, not the ingredient' lists.
The thing to ask yourself is, who is your audience? Would they pay for recipes that are the same as, say, the red & white check-covered cookbook, barring changes to an ingredient or two?
If you look at members here who have publish books successfully, they all have something in common: their books offer unique recipes or techniques.
