def leaf( tag ):
    """ get text inside <tag><tag>... text """
    # <td>  <div><font size="2"><i><font color="#FFFFFF"> 
    #   + + + + +</font></i></font></div></td>
    # <td height="10"><font size="2"> Bierfeuerwerk <strong></strong> </font></td>

    for text in tag.findAll( text=True ):
        text = text.strip()
        if text:  return text
    return ""
 get text inside <tag><tag>... text 
recipes/Python/576841_biersouppy_small_example/recipe-576841.py