@@ -92,9 +92,8 @@
 			pxl {2,2,2; 14,h,4};
 
 			pxl {12,2,2; 14,h,14};
 			pxl {2,2,12; 14,h,14};
-
 		}
 		if lvl > 0 then
 			local fac = lvl / M
 			return L.tbl.append({
@@ -109,11 +108,15 @@
 			L.image('sorcery_node_liquid.png'):multiply(L.color(liq.color))
 		) else top=top:blit(
 			L.image('sorcery_trough_bottom.png')
 		) end
-		local trough_title = liq and string.format('%s Trough', L.str.capitalize(liq.name))
-		local trough_content = liq and string.format('%s of %s', liq.measure(i * Q), liq.name)
-		local function trough_caption(pos,i) 
+		local ttlc = function(liq) return
+			liq and string.format('%s Trough', L.str.capitalize(liq.name)),
+			liq and string.format('%s of %s', liq.measure(i * Q), liq.name)
+		end
+		local trough_title, trough_content = ttlc(liq)
+		local function trough_caption(pos,i,l) 
+			local trough_title, trough_content = ttlc(l or liq)
 			minetest.get_meta(pos):set_string('infotext', i > 0 and string.format(
 				'%s\n(%s)', trough_title, trough_content
 			) or 'Empty Trough')
 		end
@@ -177,9 +180,9 @@
 						log.act('adding', vol, 'to trough at', liq)
 						vol = vol or Q * i
 						local idx = math.min(M, math.floor(vol/Q))
 						minetest.swap_node(pos, {name = trough_mkid(liq, idx)})
-						trough_caption(pos, idx)
+						trough_caption(pos, idx, liq)
 					end
 				}
 			};
 		})