diff --git a/src/libprs500/manual/news_recipe.rst b/src/libprs500/manual/news_recipe.rst
index ef75be9fdc..3e5e3c25d2 100644
--- a/src/libprs500/manual/news_recipe.rst
+++ b/src/libprs500/manual/news_recipe.rst
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ Customizing e-book download
 
 .. automember:: BasicNewsRecipe.title
 
+.. automember:: BasicNewsRecipe.description
+
 .. automember:: BasicNewsRecipe.__author__
 
 .. automember:: BasicNewsRecipe.max_articles_per_feed
diff --git a/src/libprs500/web/feeds/news.py b/src/libprs500/web/feeds/news.py
index 8e661dacd5..014c358863 100644
--- a/src/libprs500/web/feeds/news.py
+++ b/src/libprs500/web/feeds/news.py
@@ -32,10 +32,16 @@ class BasicNewsRecipe(object):
     #: The title to use for the ebook
     title                 = _('Unknown News Source')
     
+    #: A couple of lines that describe the content this recipe downloads.
+    #: This will be used primarily in a GUI that presents a list of recipes.
+    description = ''
+    
     #: The author of this recipe
     __author__            = __appname__    
     
-    #: Maximum number of articles to download from each feed
+    #: Maximum number of articles to download from each feed. This is primarily
+    #: useful for feeds that don't have article dates. For most feeds, you should
+    #: use :attr:`BasicNewsRecipe.oldest_article`
     max_articles_per_feed = 100
     
     #: Oldest article to download from this news source. In days.
@@ -852,4 +858,4 @@ class AutomaticNewsRecipe(BasicNewsRecipe):
     def fetch_embedded_article(self, article, dir, logger, f, a, num_of_feeds):
         if self.use_embedded_content:
             self.web2disk_options.keep_only_tags = []
-        return BasicNewsRecipe.fetch_embedded_article(self, article, dir, logger, f, a, num_of_feeds)
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+        return BasicNewsRecipe.fetch_embedded_article(self, article, dir, logger, f, a, num_of_feeds)