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I know someone who uses bagged hydrated lime, mixes with sand, adds
water and uses it without storing first, and says he gets good
results.
Ive not tried that.
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When I went to bricklaying classes years ago we always used dry lime /
sand mix as the mortar. It worked very well and in theory was knocked
down at the end of each session. In practise is was amazingly solid
even after only 4 hours of standing.

AWEM