Working covertly in the field, Food Surveillance Unit 321 has successfully captured this spectacular image of one of the Ragged Ramblers imbibing a pie during one of the Society's excursions in the misunderstood county of Essex. At the press conference announcing this achievement, Antiquarian Food Surveillance Institute spokesperson, Sally Chew, expressed the following sentiments:
"Although we are a scientific institution and take a rigorous, evidence-based approach to increasing our knowledge about the fascinating dietary habits of the Ragged Rambler, there are occasions when, to watch one at work is... well, it is close to poetry. On this occasion, the way this subject bit into the pastry with such vigor and relish had Unit 321 members mesmerised. One of the operatives noted the lines that formed around the subject's eyes as he bit into his pie were,
'like laughter lines... like he's smiling at his pie - but in a predatory way.'"
The team managed to collect crumb samples that were successfully analysed at the AFSI's secret laboratories, revealing a butter-based pastry filled with a beef and gravy mixture. We are currently trying to establish the provenance of this item, but that is currently proving to be very challenging indeed.
Postscript: AFSI t-shirts with this image will be available for sale through our online retail outlet in the near future.
