Hobbit Meals
A year ago yesterday, a crazy event took place: a Lord of the Rings day. My boyfriend and I, along with another couple, watched all three Lord of the Rings movies. This wouldn’t be much of a challenge, except these were the extended versions - a total playing time of about 11 hours.
To pass the day in style, we prepared and ate food for all 7 Hobbit meals, including “coney stew” (rabbit), which we cooked over a wood fire. Of course, this was accompanied by a decent amount of ale and mead.
Here was our menu:
First Breakfast - omelette, mushrooms, bacon (cooked in the fireplace), coffee - which, fortunately for us, they did actually drink in the books
Second Breakfast - whipped cream and berries, seedcakes
Elevensies - bread, cheese, fruits. This is when the ale started.
Luncheon - leek and mushroom-stuffed puff pastry boxes, cold chicken
Afternoon Tea - seedcakes, banana bread and Keemun tea
Dinner - coney (rabbit) stew with red wine, onions, garlic, carrots and herbs, cooked in the fireplace for about 6 hours
Supper - we were going to have a selection green salads, but could only muster up enough hunger for a few sprigs of watercress
By the time next February comes around, we might actually be ready to do it again.
Sources:
- Rabbit: Antonelli’s Poultry, 62 De Pasquale Ave., Providence RI
- Keemun Tea: Basically British, 16 Cutler St., Warren RI
- Cheese: Farmstead, 186 Wayland Ave., Providence RI
February 4th, 2008 at 1:10 pm
Now that you mention it, I’ve looked at my copy of the LOTR, and they do indeed mention coffee.
I wonder where hobbits get their coffee from, since I never noticed a lot of tropical areas on my Middle Earth maps…
February 4th, 2008 at 6:36 pm
Well, see, I know this already from your photostream…but it’s nice to read about it nonetheless.
Never seen LOTR at all, but it sounds like good times!
February 4th, 2008 at 6:50 pm
Totally cool…thanks for sharing! My LotR event is this weekend. Should be lots of fun!
February 13th, 2008 at 2:04 pm
If you do this again, give me a call … I’d love to join you. I’ll bring something (don’t know what yet, but something …)
March 3rd, 2008 at 1:54 am
Hobbits inmported coffee from the Dwarfs, it is believed. Thankfully cofee originates in Africa not the Americas so Tolkien allowed it.
November 13th, 2008 at 11:12 am
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February 27th, 2009 at 8:46 am
This is an awesome event! I had planned to have a LOTR viewing event, but i did not think to have the seven hobbit meals. This is great! *Begins amending plans*
July 25th, 2009 at 9:47 am
I was “GoodSearch”ing for Hobbit Meals and it brought me to your site. I was making a quiz for my brother’s kids and wanted to know the names of the meals and how many, etc. and so forth after watching the first movie. Now I just love your idea of doing a LotR viewing with the 7 meals! FANTASTIC!! I think we will need to do that
May I as, why in February?
July 25th, 2009 at 9:59 am
You know, I’m not sure why February - it wasn’t originally my idea. But it’s actually a great time of the year to cozy up under some blankets and fire up the oven (or fireplace) all day.
August 19th, 2009 at 7:19 am
What??? No taters!
October 12th, 2009 at 9:52 am
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November 25th, 2009 at 1:18 pm
That looks like an amazing day of LotR fun. We’re planning on doing something similar. Yum!