Importable Content

One way to improve Recipes Wiki is to legally import content here. This page lists many Creative Commons and public domain cookbooks and food guides from which content can be imported without asking for permission. Since the works are in the public domain, they can you can copy and paste them into the wiki.

Published Before 1923
Any work published in the US before 1923 is considered public domain.

US Government Publications
There are a ton of US government recipes that have recipes on them. This is just a sampling of them. For a bigger list, visit the recipes portal on usa.gov. Be sure to do a search to make sure the article isn't already on the wiki.


 * Fruit and Vegetable Recipes: Search - A searchable database of fruit and vegetable recipes published by the US Centers for the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. You can search for recipes by food and meal types.


 * [[Image:03-2921.jpg|75px|left]] Keep the Beat: Heart Healthy Recipes by the National Heart, Blood and Lung Institute - "As the recipes in this special collection show, you do not have to lose flavor to gain heart health and "keep the beat". Enjoy "Crispy Oven-Fried Chicken," "Red Hot Fusilli," "Crunchy Pumpkin Pie," and "Summer Breezes Smoothie." Contains more than 100 pages of tempting heart healthy, taste-tested recipes sure to please you and your family. Turn your meals from "ho-hum" to "yum-yum" experiences." 

This cookbook is in PDF format. If your computer cannot handle PDF files, you can open it using PDF Me Not.

US Government Publications

 * Fruit and Vegetable of the Month - Published by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fruit and Vegetable of the Month features food encyclopedia style articles geared toward the home chef. As an added bonus, each article features a recipe which can also be added to Recipes Wiki.