I ran into a couple of minor issues when trying this out. I installed Peyno`s lost weapon mod, the map mod that slots in the town of Dreadwood, Canning Essentials, then started a fresh game (sandbox, with abundant loot, but still early on so can`t comment on spawn rates yet). When I came to do a bit of canning I had already read the advanced cooking, so had the x8 multiplier. I used the home/end to get the items needed, and set to work. Cooked two batches of mush in a kettle, (one 14 one 7) and followed the six steps in the guide. Produced them all right but the grey experience bar increas