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Candy, sometimes called sweetmeat, was a term used to describe a variety of sugary sweet treats, often bite-sized, beloved in many regions of the Realms.

Description[]

Some candy found in Waterdeep was wrapped in brown paper packets.[1]

Candy made by elves were renowned for their delicateness and the speed they melted in one's mouth.[9]

Varieties[]

  • Candied fruit was, perhaps, the most common type of such sweetmeats found across mane locations. A variety of candied fruit was served in Elturel of the Western Heartlands[4] and at the Great Mother's House

at Berdusk;[5] candied persimmons, tangerines, and bananas were found in Zakhara;[8] and candied cherries, pears, and carrots were commonly served in Westgate.[3]

  • One variety of candy found in the City of Splendor was called hard candy and could be stored for an extremely long periods of time.[10]
  • Garlands of small candy sword and daggers were customary decorations for the annual Festival of Blades, hanged across roof beams of interior and exterior venues.[6]
  • Kara-Turan candy, namely those found in Shou Lung, were made via sugar cane boiling. A bag-full of these tiny sugar cane candy was sold for a single tael.[7]

Appendix[]

Appearances[]

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Mark Anthony (February 1996). Escape from Undermountain. (TSR, Inc.), chap. 6. ISBN 0-7869-0477-1.
  2. Jeff Grubb, Kate Novak (February 1990). The Wyvern's Spur. (TSR, Inc.), chap. 13. ISBN 0-88038-902-8.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Jeff Grubb and Kate Novak (July 1995). Masquerades. (TSR, Inc), chap. 9. ISBN 0-7869-0152-7.
  4. 4.0 4.1 David Cook (May 1995). King Pinch. (TSR, Inc.), chap. 1. ISBN 0-7869-0127-6.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Anthony Pryor (1994). Marco Volo: Journey. (TSR, Inc.), p. 14. ISBN 1-5607-6869-X.
  6. 6.0 6.1 Pauli Kidd (November 1996). The Council of Blades. (TSR, Inc.), chaps. 7–8. ISBN 978-0786905317.
  7. 7.0 7.1 Curtis Smith, Rick Swan (May 1990). Ronin Challenge. Edited by Jon Pickens, Steve Winter. (TSR, Inc.), p. 54. ISBN 0-88038-749-1.
  8. 8.0 8.1 Wolfgang Baur (1993). Al-Qadim: Assassin Mountain: Adventure Book. (TSR, Inc), p. 48. ISBN 1-56076-764-X.
  9. James Lowder (November 1992). The Ring of Winter. (TSR, Inc), chap. 11. ISBN 978-1560763307.
  10. Allen Varney (May 1989). Knight of the Living Dead. (TSR, Inc.), p. 136. ISBN 978-0880385985.
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