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				Setting custom metadata in a recipe
			 
			
			
			Hi. Can anyone tell me how I can set custom metadata (e.g., the famous #genre) from within a recipe? Thanks.
		 
		
	
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
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