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Originally Posted by ekbell
But it is my understanding that mere lists of ingredients and procedures are excluded from copyright! Basic recipes are just a list of ingredients and a procedure for mixing them together and thus can't be under copyright regardless of source. Only the extra frills (such as commentary) are under copyright.
Grabbing cover images on the other hand ....
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Sort of correct. The ingredients list can't be copyrighted. The instructions are copyrighted. So if you choose to publish Cindy's Cheesy Chicken Chowder exactly, you have violated my copyrights. If you change the wording, you would be fine. Or just link where you found it. Food.Com is where I originally published it.
Now where you do have to be careful is using brand names. Those can be trademark violations unless you put in a disclaimer. Even the big companies have to do that if they are using someone else's product.
Fundraiser cookbooks have more leeway.