diff --git a/js/Recipe.js b/js/Recipe.js
index ba069097d..bd0d14cee 100755
--- a/js/Recipe.js
+++ b/js/Recipe.js
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ Recipe.prototype.cookRss = function()
 		},
 		tiddlerToRssItem = function(tiddler,uri) {
 			var s = "<title" + ">" + utils.htmlEncode(tiddler.fields.title) + "</title" + ">\n";
-			s += "<description>" + utils.htmlEncode(me.store.renderTiddler("text/plain",tiddler.fields.title)) + "</description>\n";
+			s += "<description>" + utils.htmlEncode(me.store.renderTiddler("text/html",tiddler.fields.title)) + "</description>\n";
 			var i;
 			if(tiddler.fields.tags) {
 				for(i=0; i<tiddler.fields.tags.length; i++) {
@@ -298,24 +298,11 @@ Recipe.prototype.cookRss = function()
 		},
 		getRssTiddlers = function(sortField,excludeTag) {
 			var r = [];
-			me.store.forEachTiddler(function(title,tiddler) {
+			me.store.forEachTiddler(sortField,excludeTag,function(title,tiddler) {
 				if(!tiddler.hasTag(excludeTag)) {
 					r.push(tiddler);
 				}
 			});
-			r.sort(function(a,b) {
-				var aa = a.fields[sortField] || 0,
-					bb = b.fields[sortField] || 0;
-				if(aa < bb) {
-					return -1;
-				} else {
-					if(aa > bb) {
-						return 1;
-					} else {
-						return 0;
-					}
-				}
-			});
 			return r;
 		};
 	// Assemble the header
diff --git a/js/WikiStore.js b/js/WikiStore.js
index e739503a6..5ae4b534b 100755
--- a/js/WikiStore.js
+++ b/js/WikiStore.js
@@ -45,12 +45,40 @@ WikiStore.prototype.addTiddler = function(tiddler) {
 	this.tiddlers[tiddler.fields.title] = tiddler;
 };
 
-WikiStore.prototype.forEachTiddler = function(callback) {
-	var t;
-	for(t in this.tiddlers) {
-		var tiddler = this.tiddlers[t];
-		if(tiddler instanceof Tiddler)
-			callback.call(this,t,tiddler);
+WikiStore.prototype.forEachTiddler = function(/* [sortField,[excludeTag,]]callback */) {
+	var a = 0,
+		sortField = arguments.length > 1 ? arguments[a++] : null,
+		excludeTag = arguments.length > 2 ? arguments[a++] : null,
+		callback = arguments[a++],
+		t,tiddlers = [],tiddler;
+	if(sortField) {
+		for(t in this.tiddlers) {
+			tiddlers.push(this.tiddlers[t]); 
+		}
+		tiddlers.sort(function (a,b) {
+			var aa = a.fields[sortField] || 0,
+				bb = b.fields[sortField] || 0;
+			if(aa < bb) {
+				return -1;
+			} else {
+				if(aa > bb) {
+					return 1;
+				} else {
+					return 0;
+				}
+			}
+		});
+		for(t=0; t<tiddlers.length; t++) {
+			if(!tiddlers[t].hasTag(excludeTag)) {
+				callback.call(this,tiddlers[t].fields.title,tiddlers[t]);
+			}
+		}
+	} else {
+		for(t in this.tiddlers) {
+			tiddler = this.tiddlers[t];
+			if(tiddler instanceof Tiddler && !tiddler.hasTag(excludeTag))
+				callback.call(this,t,tiddler);
+		}
 	}
 };
 
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 9aa105ad1..cad418209 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -315,9 +315,9 @@ Returns a boolean indicating whether a particular tiddler exists.
 
 Adds the specified tiddler object to the store. The tiddler can be specified as a Tiddler() object or a hashmap of tiddler fields.
 
-#### store.forEachTiddler(callback)
+#### store.forEachTiddler([sortField,[excludeTag,]]callback)
 
-Invokes a callback for each tiddler in the store. The callback is called with the title of the tiddler and a reference to the tiddler itself. For example:
+Invokes a callback for each tiddler in the store, optionally sorting by a specified field and excluding tiddlers with a specified tag. The callback is called with the title of the tiddler and a reference to the tiddler itself. For example:
 
 	store.forEachTiddler(function(title,tiddler) {
 		console.log(title);