a0chptes: Hello. I have tried repeatedly to get through the gate to Mimir and Fenrir by unlocking the gate puzzle and then preparing the milk. The only thing remaining is getting it smelly by using the brimstone on the smoker and then the prepared milk (milk plus the three vegetables) on the smoker. However, every time I do that, I get the message "She needn't make the milk stinky sooner than necessary." I have read through the walkthroughs and gone back to previous saved games, but I get the same message. Anyone suggest what I am doing wrong? Needless to say, I can't progress further. Thanks.

ConsulCaesar: Hello.

That sentence appears if you don't have the correct colored milk. The one you need...

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must have a brown color. In order to achieve that, add the following vegetables from the cottage to the milk in the following order: himrian beet, deep berries, round root.
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