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.

Lord of the Rings: Hobbit Meals

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

7 Responses to “Hobbit Meals”

  1. Kaszeta Says:

    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… :)

  2. Steph Says:

    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!

  3. Chris Blatnick Says:

    Totally cool…thanks for sharing! My LotR event is this weekend. Should be lots of fun! :-)

  4. Rebecca Says:

    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 …)

  5. Hobbit Gourmand Says:

    Hobbits inmported coffee from the Dwarfs, it is believed. Thankfully cofee originates in Africa not the Americas so Tolkien allowed it.

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  7. Stormcrow Says:

    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*

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