I've been fixing the issues you raised elsewhere. Not all of them, but most of them. There are now more hints in the pantry. Let me know if you think it needs more hints or more actions. I'm just about to upload version 0.0.3. I haven't done the image for metalwork supplies yet. I was hoping to do that today, but it will have to wait until tomorrow.
Regarding the light source, you're going to kick yourself, but EXAMINE THE MANTELPIECE (or EXAMINE MANTEL for short).
Finished! Thanks for putting me out of my misery with the damned light source. I think I probably just mistyped 'x mantelpiece' originally (I'm a terrible typist - my transcripts mainly consist of me entering typos several times before getting the command right) and then assumed there was nothing interesting to see there.
With the pantry: the extra hints are handy, and I guess that you are still planning to implement a proper 'HINT' command (I'm amused at your holding message: elves don't need hints, but some humans certainly do!). REACH was something else that I attempted (REACH SHELF, REACH GINGERBREAD, REACH UP) that could be another queue for a hint ('You can't reach the top shelf - you'll need to find another way of getting up there').
I'm pleased to have got to the end of it at last - it's top notch Christmas fun.
