The bug:
No color of poplar leaves smelts into leaf litter, unlike Java.
Steps to repro:
Enable drop 3 experiment 2026
Get a furnace and place it down
Put fuel in it
Place any color of poplar leaves into the ingredient slot
Observed Result:
No smelting occurs.
Expected Result:
The leaves smelt into leaf litter.
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