Bilbo managed to find wild strawberries – small but oh so flavorful! – when he tried to feed himself in the wild.  Blackberries, raspberries, strawberries, and elder-berries are all specifically mentioned in the book, although we are setting elder-berries aside for another day as they are indicated by a hyphenated word.

• 06.039 and he ate three wild strawberries that he found on its bank,

Somehow I doubt that goblins have the patience to stew something really well before devouring.

• 06.074 Roast ’em alive, or stew them in a pot;
• 13.051 in the stewing depths

Bilbo nibbled a bit of sorrel after the goblin and Gollum adventures to try to feed himself.  It’s edible but sour and is more of a salad garnish than the whole dish.

• 06.039 He nibbled a bit of sorrel,

“sorrel, n.1.” OED Online. Oxford University Press, March 2015. Web. 13 May 2015.

I am unsurprised that trolls eat with skewers.

• 02.058 picking up a skewer.

Scones, which can apparently be baked or griddle-cooked, have been attested since the 1500s.  The word probably comes from other Low German languages and indicates the fineness of the flour.

• 01.047 on a round of buttered scones,

“scone, n.” OED Online. Oxford University Press, March 2015. Web. 13 May 2015.

This savory herb is only a plant in the landscape in our work.

• 06.040 and the sage

Trolls, goblins, dwarves, and elves all roast – or threaten to – in The Hobbit.

• 02.046 He took a big bite off a sheep’s leg he was roasting,
• 02.047 quite likely to try roasted dwarf,
• 02.080 arguing whether they should roast them slowly,
• 02.081 The trolls had just decided to roast the dwarves now
• 02.082 “No good roasting ’em now,
• 02.108 listening to the trolls making plans for roasting them
• 04.036 and wolves being roasted slowly alive together
• 06.074 Roast ’em alive, or stew them in a pot;
• 06.075 or you will get roasted
• 06.078 Bake and toast ’em, fry and roast ’em!
• 06.099 and making a fine roasting smell.
• 08.007 But when they roasted it,
• 08.059 The smell of the roast meats

Both “raspberry” and “jam” have made it onto our list.  Word fans, don’t hesitate to share your favourite raspberry recipe!  To be honest, around here they don’t often make it home from the farm stand.

• 01.053 And raspberry jam

I am delighted to learn that both ales and lagers can be porters, the classification depends on whether the beer is bitter from browned, or possibly charred, malt.

• 01.046 and some for porter,

“porter, n.3.” OED Online. Oxford University Press, March 2015. Web. 13 May 2015.