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# ink
## ink production
### shaggy ink caps
[[Actual ink can be made from shaggy ink cap mushrooms (Coprinus comatus). They will turn to ink on their own; however, for improved ink, simply heat the ink caps with some water and cloves.]][^1]
- see also: [[fungi#*Coprinus comatus* (shaggy ink cap mushoom)]]
[^1]: Merlin Sheldrake, *[[Sheldrake, Entangled Life, 2021|Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds, and Shape Our Futures]]* (Vintage, 2021), p. 7; ‘[[Wild Food UK, ‘Shaggy Inkcap’, n.d.|Shaggy Inkcap]]’, Wild Food UK, accessed 14 January 2026, https://www.wildfooduk.com/mushroom-guide/shaggy-inkcap/.