In Chapter 8, Bilbo’s daydreams of toast make him nod off, allowing the great spider to approach and be-web him.  This is the moment that he remembers his little sword, takes it in hand, and changes his destiny.

• 02.043 They were toasting mutton on long spits of wood,
• 02.116 and bacon to toast
• 06.078 Bake and toast ’em, fry and roast ’em!
• 06.100 better than bits of meat toasted on sticks.
• 07.001 nor tea nor toast nor bacon for his breakfast,
• 08.074 and toast

Thyme, along with sage and marjoram, grow wild in Chapter 6, but they disappear in frequency as Thorin and Company hike on.  While these particular plants are not eaten by the characters, they are common culinary herbs and they disappear as the company faces their massively depleted resources following the goblin escapade.  Their good fortune in staying with Beorn ameliorates this particular round of hunger.

• 06.040 the thyme

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