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old recipes

Brings back classic and forgotten crafting recipes from older versions of Minecraft, updated for Fabric 26.1.2.

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Updated 4 days ago
Latest stable file old_recipes-1.0.0-forge-1.20.1.jar
Game version 1.20.1
Loader Forge

old recipes old_recipes-1.0.0-forge-1.20.1.jar targets 1.20.1 with Forge. The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both. No extra mods listed for this file.

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About this project

What does old recipes add?

📜 Old Recipes

Bring back many of Minecraft's classic and forgotten crafting recipes!

Old Recipes restores crafting and smelting recipes from Minecraft's history, allowing you to experience many of the recipes that were removed or changed over the years while playing on modern Fabric 26.1.2.

Whether you're a longtime Minecraft player or simply want more crafting options, this mod lets you relive pieces of Minecraft's past.

📖 Restored Recipes 🍎 Golden Apple (Beta 1.9 Pre-release)

Craft a Golden Apple using:

🍎 1 Apple 🟡 8 Gold Nuggets ✨ Enchanted Golden Apple (Beta 1.9 – 1.8)

Craft an Enchanted Golden Apple using:

🍎 1 Apple 🟨 8 Gold Blocks ⛵ Old Boat Recipe (Before 1.9)

Craft a Boat using:

🪵 5 Wooden Planks 🪓 1 Wooden Shovel ⛓️ Chainmail Armor (Classic Recipe)

Craft all four Chainmail armor pieces using Blaze Powder.

Helmet Chestplate Leggings Boots 🪨 Stonecutter (1.14 Snapshot Recipe)

Craft a Stonecutter using:

4 Cobblestone 🌐 Cobweb Recipe

Craft:

Cobweb from String String from Cobweb 🟤 Cocoa Beans (Before Cocoa Pods)

Craft Cocoa Beans using:

Red Dye Yellow Dye Ink Sac 🐴 Saddle Recipe

Craft a Saddle instead of only finding one in loot.

🪢 Lead Recipe

Craft Leads using:

String Slime Ball 🍯 Honeycomb Block

Craft Honeycomb Blocks from Honeycombs.

🍄 Classic Mushroom Smelting

Smelt mushrooms and fungi into dyes:

🔴 Red Mushroom → Red Dye 🟤 Brown Mushroom → Brown Dye 🌺 Crimson Fungus → Pink Dye 🔵 Warped Fungus → Light Blue Dye 🍎 Apple to Arrow

A fun recipe inspired by Minecraft's early development:

Apple → Arrow ❤️ Why This Mod?

Minecraft has changed a lot over the years, and many recipes have been removed, replaced, or forgotten.

This mod brings many of those classic recipes back so you can enjoy them again in modern Minecraft.

⚠️ Version Support Notice

As of this release, my new standalone mods are moving to Fabric 26.1.2.

What this means: ✅ All new standalone mods will be released for Fabric 26.1.2. ❌ I will not be backporting this mod or my future standalone mods to Minecraft 1.20.1. ✅ My Minecraft 1.20.1 modpacks are NOT discontinued and may continue to receive updates.

This change only affects my standalone mods, not my existing 1.20.1 modpacks.

Project description from CurseForge.

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