In Elsweyr skooma is made from moon sugar and a poisonous herb called nightshade… the preparation of skooma requires that the alchemist dissolve some moon sugar in water and bring it to the boil. For one pint of water you should add one cup of moon sugar. Once it is boiling, add one thimble full of nightshade essence. -

An Alchemist’s Guide to Skooma, Morrowind

While what we normally think of as “nightshade” is poisonous, it belongs to the same family as peppers. To read the creator notes, which explain their reasoning for choosing this particular substitution, click the source link below.

MOON SUGAR SIMPLE SYRUP Ingredients: 1 cup granulated white sugar

1 cup water

1-2 Tbsp of lavender or culinary sumac Directions: Boil sugar in water. Stir until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat immediately and add lavender or culinary sumac to taste, usually 1 or 2 Tbsp. Let cool. (If you make with lavender, we recommend straining before use to get the lavender bits out.) N.B. - The creators suggest lavender for Masser moon sugar and sumac for Secunda moon sugar.



SKOOMA

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