Newsgroups: rec.food.cooking
Subject: converter
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 04:11:39 -0500

  MR> From: singer@ll.mit.edu (Matthew R. Singer)

  MR> -- Anyone know of a program that can read recipes in an ascii file and
  MR> import to some common format such as meal-master?

I think that "Recipe Clipper" will do what you want.  The only problem is that
it's just a PC program.  If that doesn't stop you, here are the sites (BBSes)
that have it available for download:

BBS NAME              LOCATION        TELEPHONE         NODE         SPEED
     FILES               FREQ??                  REMARKS
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Analog Man           San Diego CA   (619) 497-0113    1:202/219     14400V
   RCL11.EXE              Yes
 
Arcane BBS           Montreal Que   (514) 687-9586    1:167/116      9600H
  RCL20.EXE               Yes         This is the HOME BOARD for Recipe
                                      Clipper!  Check here for latest
                                      version.
 
Artemis Lair BBS     Phoenix AZ     (602) 841-4474    1:114/116      9600V
   RCL20.EXE              Yes          Recipe files available
 
Assembly Line BBS    Courtice ON    (416) 433-8923    1:229/412      9600D
   RCL20.EXE              Yes
 
Aztec BBS            Tucson AZ      (602) 888-0819    1:300/10       
   RCL12.ARJ              Yes
 
Bulldog Express     New Carlisle OH (513) 845-2483    1:110/380      9600H
   RCL11.EXE              Yes
 
Checkpoint Online    Garden City MI (313) 427-6673    1:120/77       9600H
   RCL20.EXE              Yes
 
Daybreak   Lauderdale by the Sea FL (305) 771-0041    1:369/3        9600H
   RCL20.ZIP              Yes         Some recipe files also
 
EchoMania BBS        Belleville IL  (618) 233-1659    1:2250/1       9600H
   RCL20.EXE              Yes         Recipe files available
 
Egghead's Place      Detroit MI     (313) 537-5704    1:120/297      9600V
   RCL20.EXE
 
FliegWeg BBS         San Antonio TX (210) 496-6550    1:387/403      9600H
   RCL20.ARJ              Yes         Recipe files available
 
The Homestead        Nashville TN   (615) 385-9421    1:116/3000    14400H
   RCL20.EXE              Yes         Lots & lots of recipe files for FREQ
                                      First time callers may download
 
InterConnect BBS     Littleton CO   (303) 797-0296    1:104/60       9600D
   RCL11.EXE              Yes         First time users can download
 
K-9 Korner           Dane WI        (608) 849-9796    1:121/18       14400D
   RCL20.EXE              Yes         Lots of recipes files also
 
King's Market BBS    Louisville CO  (303) 665-6091    1:104/115      9600H
  RCL11.EXE               Yes         First time users can download
 
The Mess Hall        Calgary AB     (403) 286-7545    1:134/73       9600DS
   RCL20.EXE              Yes         FREQ ONLY!  Access by invitation
 
Mike's Mansion       Portland OR    (503) 760-3777    1:105/81       9600V
  RCL11.EXE               Yes
 
The Nerd's Nook      Cleveland OH   (216) 356-1872    1:157/3        9600
   RCL20.EXE              Yes
 
One World            Redondo Bch CA (310) 372-0987    1:102/129     14400V
   RCL20.EXE              Yes          MM recipe files also available
 
Our House BBS        Pawcatuck CT   (203) 599-3970    1:320/128      2400
   RCL11.EXE              Yes          Recipe files; first time download
                                       24 hours
 
Quantum Zone         Park Ridge NJ  (201) 307-1452    1:2604/269     9600H
   RCL11.ARJ              Yes
 
Rendezvous BBS       Bastrop TX     (512) 321-1324    1:382/92       9600
   RCL20.EXE
 
The Rusty Pipeline   Quesnel BC     (604) 992-2781    1:359/155     14400
   RCL20.EXE
 
The Shop             Flushing NY    (718) 460-0201    1:2603/203     9600D
   RCL                    Yes         Mail only--no liveware callers, please
 
SKATEboard BBS       Framingham MA  (508) 788-1603    1:322/359     14400D
  RCL11.EXE               Yes         Recipe files also available
 
Writer's Block BBS   Baltimore MD   (410) 945-1540    1:261/1056     9600H
  RCL11.ARJ               Yes         Recipe files also available