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Originally Posted by Davem
Hobbits, in short, never, ever have 'lunch'. Even something as trivial as that will jar some of us out of the story.
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Originally Posted by A Long Expected Party
There were three official meals: lunch, tea, and dinner (or supper). But lunch and tea were marked chiefly by the fact that at those times all the guests were sitting down and eating together.
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Originally Posted by Three's Company
Folco went home after lunch, but Pippin remained behind.
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Originally Posted by Three's Company
After lunch, the Sackville-Bagginses, Lobelia and her sandy-haired son, Lotho, turned up, much to Frodo’s annoyance.
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Originally Posted by Three's Company
‘The road goes on for ever,’ said Pippin; ‘but I can’t without a rest. It is high time for lunch.’
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Originally Posted by Three's Company
After a rest they had a good lunch, and then more rest.
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Originally Posted by A Shortcut to Mushrooms
It was now past mid-day, and they felt it was high time for lunch.
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. . . all of which only goes to show that no one should be too hasty in declaring himself or herself an infallible judge of Tolkien's style. Though for what it's worth (which is probably not much), I do agree that 'Pengolodh snorted' is unsuitable.
Now you may go back to endlessly debating literary pseudo-questions.