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+Sweet Nodes Mod
+===============
+
+Description: Adds edible and decorative nodes to Minetest.
+Technical Name: sweet_nodes
+Version: 0.1
+License: MIT
+Usage: For decoration or for food.
+How to Craft:
+Sugar = S
+Bread = B
+Empty = _
+Pop Tart = P
+Wood = W
+
+Sugar: Find papyrus and smelt in furnace. Collect sugar.
+
+Pop Tart:  S S S
+           B B B
+           _ _ _
+           
+Pop Tart Node: P P P
+               W W W
+               _ _ _
+               
+Installation
+============
+
+After downloading, place the file in minetest/mods/
+
+(  GNU/Linux: If you use a system-wide installation place
+    it in ~/.minetest/mods/.  )
+
+(  If you only want this to be used in a single world, place
+    the folder in worldmods/ in your worlddirectory.  )
+
+For further information or help see:
+http://wiki.minetest.com/wiki/Installing_Mods