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+name: "recipe"
+category: "Skills"
+description: |
+  The recipe system lets you combine items and use cooking stations
+  to create new items. Recipes are the core of cooking, crafting,
+  smithing, and other production skills.
+
+  There are two ways to make things:
+
+  Station recipes — use a cooking station (fire or range):
+    cook <item>              Cook on a fire or range
+    use <item> on <object>   Use an item on a cooking station
+
+  Item combinations — combine items directly from inventory:
+    use <item> with <item>   Combine two items (e.g., flour + water)
+
+  When a recipe has a skill requirement, the game rolls your skill
+  level against the recipe's difficulty. Success gives XP and the
+  finished product. Failure may produce a burnt or ruined item.
+
+  Typing "cook" with no arguments shows a menu of everything you
+  can cook on the available station with your current inventory.
+  If only one thing can be cooked, it starts immediately.
+
+  If multiple recipes match your ingredients, a numbered menu
+  appears for you to choose.
+
+  The menu shows item names in their display color — ores, fish,
+  and cooked food each have distinct colors for easy scanning.
+
+  See also: cook, eat, use