diff --git a/src/calibre/web/feeds/recipes/collection.py b/src/calibre/web/feeds/recipes/collection.py
index 3d4ac952fb..1334017840 100644
--- a/src/calibre/web/feeds/recipes/collection.py
+++ b/src/calibre/web/feeds/recipes/collection.py
@@ -158,6 +158,27 @@ def add_custom_recipe(title, script):
     with open(os.path.join(bdir, fname), 'wb') as f:
         f.write(script)
 
+def add_custom_recipes(script_map):
+    from calibre.web.feeds.recipes import custom_recipes, \
+            custom_recipe_filename
+    id_ = 1000
+    keys = tuple(map(int, custom_recipes.iterkeys()))
+    if keys:
+        id_ = max(keys)+1
+    with custom_recipes:
+        for title, script in script_map.iteritems():
+            fid = str(id_)
+            bdir = os.path.dirname(custom_recipes.file_path)
+
+            fname = custom_recipe_filename(fid, title)
+            if isinstance(script, unicode):
+                script = script.encode('utf-8')
+
+            custom_recipes[fid] = (title, fname)
+
+            with open(os.path.join(bdir, fname), 'wb') as f:
+                f.write(script)
+
 
 def remove_custom_recipe(id_):
     from calibre.web.feeds.recipes import custom_recipes