Well Met! says the merchant at the Shadow Gap...

He says that he forgot to mention that he also had some special tidbits of seasonal arcane delight that he was peddling for your tasting "experience" . The had purchased them for a young girl acting as a scout for the Lords Alliance. He states that the taste "experience" is equal to 1000 fold of each bit of gold spent. (He also stated that the amount one can gain from this palette pleasure is but one level beyond your current standing.) All delights are at a special Shadow Gap price of 3 gp each.

Trefoils
This special halfing sweet bread (humans also refer to this a a short bread in reference to the halfing's short stature ) with a light yet rich butter taste. The name Trefoils is derived from the old halfling tale about 3 foolish halflings brothers named Notty, Lyle and Osborne. The story goes that they loved their mother Merla's sweet bread so much that they would fight each other in order to get the first batch fresh from the oven. This competition got so fierce that all three eventually were mortally wounded using thin swords called foils to settle who would get the bread.

Samoas
A devilish delight imported from the far reaches of the black jungles of Chult. The fabled deity Ubtao built the great metropolis of Mezro. The "Baras"- his chosen ruled the city. To thank the god they climbed the Peaks of Flame to sacrifice their greatest warrior, However, Ubtao sent a great storm to block the Baras from completing their trek. After the storm Ubtao
appeared in the jungle devastation and told them to create head wreathes of vines and sticks and to make a feast of the downed paruca trees. The Baras used the paruca pulp to make cakes for the God and he was delighted and asked when they were all gone "Gotya Samoa?". This festive tradition continues today with the Somoas a dense sweetcake made from paruca pulp.

Thin Mints
These are the favorite of both dwarven and human races. In ancient dwarven
history during the times of the newcomers. The first dwarven mines produced
the first precious metal currency of Faerun. The coins were created using a
primitive smelting process that left the coins with a thick layer of soot on
the outside. The finished coins were a thin disk as black as the night. The
soot if left too long hardened and the minted coin became known as a Thin
Mint. This coin shaped confection commemorates the old Dwarven coin mints.

Olé Olé
The name for these comes from the old Seldren a language spoken by High Elven mages. Olé Olé is a greeting used when one is most honored to have another's company. These tasty bite-size nutty delights are powdered with a snow of sugar dust and are served only in the best of company.

All Abouts (also known as Underdarks)
These biscuits have a storied history in slavery during the Crown Wars. During this period the dark Elves who worshipped the corrupt gods held the wood elves as captive slaves. Each elf was kept in isolation. The slaves were used to perform all duties mundane and domestic. Because of the isolation the elves used biscuit to communicate and developed a coded language baked into the biscuits. This eventually lead to the escape of hundreds of elves and the downfall of the dark elves to the Underdark. These sweet biscuits are made today to celebrate the defeat of the darkkind and each biscuit has a message of hope on the top with the under-side being covered in a dark chocolate confection representing the Underdark.

Tagalongs
This recipe comes from gnome settlements and is a favorite of gnome children
everywhere. This sweet snack is a customary gifts given at a special event
in the gnome community. They are given to gnome families at weddings,
births, engagements, funerals and as a welcome for favors and help given.
These chocolate covered sweetbread is filled with cream of the peanut ,
gets its name for the sight of gnome children as they follow their mothers
around when they deliver the snacks.

Do-si-dos
These double biscuits have a creepy background. Though they have great flavor and texture and are consumed all around Faerun today. There roots are
in the Necromantic Arts. The name comes for a necromantic chant used in the
process of raising armies of the dead to serve the necromancer. As legend
states these oat biscuits were formed the size of and eye socket and were
held together by the cream of the peanut. They were then placed in the eye
sockets of the dead and the chant begun. The literal translation means "Do
see two" Children often will re-enact this ritual by placing the biscuits
on their eyes and chanting Do-si-do ...Do-si-do... Do-si-do.

Aloha Chips
These crunchy hard chips are filled with exotic delight. They are a mainstay favorite of the Pirate Isles because of the abundance of the macadamia nut trees and the white cocoa tree, both of which are the main ingredients in this disk of delight.

February 8th the merchant shop at Shadow Gap closes for remodeling, so if you want to order, you need to get your orders in by that time....