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Old 11-18-2016, 04:49 PM   #468
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Originally Posted by LadyKate View Post
I know that from the first cookbook people have "stolen" without thinking by jotting down a recipe when asked by a friend or neighbor for their wonderful "fill in the blank" recipe.

It wasn't huge. It wasn't entire books (usually) and it was done on paper with a pen or pencil.

Was that a form of proto piracy?
I very much doubt it. See:

http://blogs.lexisnexis.co.uk/wipit/...ritish-bakers/
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