A bit of rosemary, gin, sugar, and lime juice might be the exact recipe for a standard Potion. The question is: What is providing the restorative powers to these drinks? Is it the juice, or the alcohol? If it’s the juice, do the healing properties come from different fruits and herbs in Eorzea? Under this concept, while an X-Potion is based heavily on lavender and citrus, perhaps a Potion is a weaker herb, like rosemary combined with a simple lime juice. 4 ounces of Lavender Citrus Juice (recipe for the juice is there, as well).
The ingredients for the Hi-Elixir recipe are as follows:Īnd the ingredients for the X-Potion are: One heals all wounds while the other the body and soul, restoring even the aetheric essence that allows one to cast magic. Both libations - the Hi-Elixir and the X-Potion - are of Thanalan origin and variations on Final Fantasy staples: the Potion and Elixir, respectively. The offending recipes are toward the end of the book in the drinks section. What other calamities doth this tome portend?” As Urianger would say, “Prithee, these words burn even my staunchest convictions to mere ash my mind weeps, for the truth holdeth it hostage. I was not prepared to have my love for the franchise shaken to its core. I did not expect to learn key information about the very foundations of Final Fantasy. The book purports to offer the best recipes tasted by the Namazu Culinarian Gyohan, as helpfully recorded by author Victoria Rosenthal. I expected a romp of the delectable delights of Hydaelyn, from the savory feasts of Limsa Lominsa to the spicy dishes of Ul’dah. Yesterday, my copy of The Ultimate Final Fantasy XIV Cookbook was delivered.