Like “fat”, most instances of “bone” don’t seem to be about food – yet some are.  You be the judge as you are tracking the food mentions in The Hobbit!

• 01.065 Leave the bones on the bedroom mat!
• 02.059 and boned.”
• 02.113 There were bones on the floor
• 05.054 the cat has the bones’ that of course is the answer,
• 05.087 He still had a bone or two left to gnaw,
• 06.078 fat melts, and bones black
• 08.110 and leave your bones
• 12.091 in my bones that this place will be attacked again.
• 13.046 and bones were upon the floor
• 14.043 There for ages his huge bones could be seen
• 18.021 in his bones for the homeward journey.
• 19.002 His bones are now crumbled;