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(remove apparent vandalism - just tested this myself, and no such thing happened)
(it also only produces *one* unit of milk of lime, as readily apparent from the raws)
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==Producing milk of lime==
 
==Producing milk of lime==
Milk of lime is produced at an [[ashery]]. Any dwarf with the [[lye maker]] [[labor]] enabled can convert one bag of [[quicklime]] into ten units of milk of lime. You must have an empty [[bucket]] available to do so.
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Milk of lime is produced at an [[ashery]]. Any dwarf with the [[lye maker]] [[labor]] enabled can convert one bag of [[quicklime]] into one unit of milk of lime. You must have an empty [[bucket]] available to do so.
  
 
==Uses==
 
==Uses==

Revision as of 21:24, 1 April 2020

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Milk of lime is a stone-derived liquid product used in the production of parchment.

Producing milk of lime

Milk of lime is produced at an ashery. Any dwarf with the lye maker labor enabled can convert one bag of quicklime into one unit of milk of lime. You must have an empty bucket available to do so.

Uses

Milk of lime's sole use is in the production of parchment. A dwarf with the tanner labor enabled can bring a tanned hide and a bucket of milk of lime to a tanner's shop to produce a sheet of parchment.

Real world

Milk of lime (or limewater) is a milky solution of calcium hydroxide in water. It has had a wide variety of uses since ancient times, including fresco painting, food preparation, and personal hygiene.

Calcium hydroxide based.
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