Congrats on the new job, professor!
Moon cakes are available at most Chinese/Asian supermarts.
Anything honey-based would probably work well.
For the Orlanthi, something like summer fruit, honey and hazlenut crumble:
http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/People/mjw/recipes/ethnic/historical/med-anglosaxon- coll.html
For further inspiration, check out
http://directory.google.com/Top/Recreation/Food/History/?tc=1
and
http://directory.google.com/Top/Home/Cooking/World_Cuisines/Historic/?il=1
Time for a little something...
John
> Howdy folks-
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> I'm in the process of planning the HeroQuest party for Gloranthacon
> and I'm hoping to have a little guessing game with one of those big
> jars full of candy-- where you guess how many jelly beans or whatever
> are in the jar.
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> My question: what kind of "candy" would they eat in Glorantha? Can
> anyone think of the perfect kind of candy to use for such a jar? They
> make m&ms in all colors so if I lose my creative streak, I might just
> use red and black for the lunar colors, but I'd like to have
> something a bit more interesting. Too bad they don't make gummy-bats!
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> Any suggestions?
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> Melanie
> p.s. Any and all other suggestions for the ultimate Glorantha party
> are more than welcomed. I'm a little swamped at the moment.
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