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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ElectricDragon" data-source="post: 7145659" data-attributes="member: 10778">Eric,I think these pages are more of the purloined book, alas only 2 pages but with the addition of a secret dwarven recipe. I had to shell out nearly 10,000 gp at the bookseller/fence. I did not realize the book was so unique as to break me in recovering it. We need to renegotiate the worth of the remaining pages as it seems the prices will not go down from here. I suggest that a roguish raid to reacquire the book might be the better option as far as costs. In any case, further pages will only be offered after appropriate compensation to me, I am scraping the bottom of my cash-box as I write this. Please note, they have had the book long enough to take it to a scribe and make copies so I assume there are copies out there. Should any of this information (in the book) be of a secret nature like the recipe; you should consider that those secrets are no longer secret.                AmbroseWhen Do We Eat?MealsEven with their small stature, halflings eat more meals a day than any other race in the realms. They spend an inordinate amount of time eating. Halflings divide their meals into three categories: full meals, partial meals, and snacks. Generally, full meals consist of 4-7 courses. Partial meals have 2-3 courses and snacks are just a single course. Full MealsBreakfastLunchDinnerSupperSnooziePartial MealsBrunchNoonerBrinnerJokesSleepsieSnacksBerriesNapsiesRelaxationSmokeDreamfuelMidnight SnackExplanation of Halfling Meals:Snoozie is a late-night meal that supposedly aids in getting to sleep starting with warmed milk and cookies moving through citrus fruits, fried meats and fine wine. Nooner is served as close to noon as possible and usually consists of fruit juice, rolls, fruits, and nuts. Brunch and Brinner are just later applications of breakfast food (bacon, eggs, sausage, pancakes, etc.; though never the full fair of a complete breakfast). Jokes is more entertainment than a meal but offers beer of some type, fried potato logs, pickled eggs, and various types of nuts. Sleepsie is a wind-down meal with light and airy foods like fritters, cakes, or other pastries often dipped in melted butter served with chocolate or dipped in a sugary sauce and served with a fruit compote. Berries is just a serving of fruit or berries, (pears and apples are popular choices) sometimes with tea or milk. Napsies is hot tea, crackers and/or cookies. Relaxation is a dessert with pastries dipped in honey usually followed by a stiff drink of whiskey (the theory is that the sweets and liquor combine to relax the mind and body). Smoke is brandy or other alcoholic beverage, pipe tobacco (smoked of course), and smoked (local) fish (though the fish is usually replaced with beef, pork, or chicken inland). Midnight Snack is just that, and varies with the individual as to what type of foods are offered.Most adventuring halflings try to fit in with their companions by limiting or hiding their many meals to conform with the expected norms; but some halflings will not do this and insist on their full compliment of meals even on the road.Meals of Other Races:Humans settle for only 3 meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) and an indeterminate amount of snacks. Eves eat a full day's food in a single sitting (called simply the Meal) that usually takes 2 hours to eat. The elves also have a snack called Berries that consists of nearly any type of fruit to start the day (oranges and plums are popular choices). Elves traveling with non-elves usually modify their eating habits to fall in line with their companions so as to not delay the group. Orcs and goblinoids do not name their meals but rather eat whenever they get hungry and food is available (the orcish and goblinoid definition of food is considerably wider based than for other races mentioned here). Dwarves have the same meals as humans but limit their snacks to a single one called Grog, a morning repast before breakfast that consists of dwarven brandy (or other alcoholic beverage) and toasted, salted bread (sometimes with a hot mustard sauce known as Forge Starter, whose recipe is a racially guarded secret). Gnomes have as many meals as halflings but refrain from eating partial meals and limit their snacks to only twice a day: mid-afternoon (called Expository; with fruits, nuts, and berries and most importantly, explanations of their day's work) and just before bed (called Dreamfuel, which consists of warm milk and cookies). Most other races fall into one of these categories.Eric came through again. He acquired the Forge Starter recipe. I am jotting it down now because I tend to misplace things and two copies will make it easier to find.Forge StarterHOT MUSTARD SAUCE: 3 handfuls of ground dry mustard2 handfuls of. ground sugar cane3 pinches of salt5 drips of white vinegar (the dwarves use something called mushroom cider vinegar, I have no clue what that is, but Eric is checking it out).1 cockatrice egg (most people use 4 chicken eggs instead)In a cauldron, combine all sauce ingredients. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly until thickened, about 2 minutes. Chill 10 minutes in mountain stream.Cook's Notes: I add the following after cooling:2 chicken eggs1/2 lemonSqueeze lemon into bowl, add two eggs and stir rapidly. Set bowl next to high heat fire for 2 minutes then stir into sauce to make it smoother and more palatable to non-dwarves. It still causes me to sweat for a few minutes after I eat some, but I am not yelling for the cleric any more.</blockquote>

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