Well-stocked Larders: Food and Diet of Hobbits

[lanthirel]

http://www.strangehorizons.com/2008/20080211/green-a.shtml

An interesting and well-written essay on the eating habits of hobbits, as deduced by the author.

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I do disagree with her thoughts on the use of the word corn, however. The word corn is used as

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[lindahoyland]

In the UK, corn is generally taken to mean wheat not maize which we call sweetcorn.A corn field is a field of wheat.I assume that is what Tolkien meant.