Communique: Report from the front lines

Field operative: 379A

Location: Redacted for security purposes

Date: Redacted for security purposes

Intelligence gathered from a recent reconnaissance mission, found members of the group, currently known as The Ragged Society of Antiquarian Ramblers, availing themselves of a local tea shop. 

379A was able to covertly collect samples of the food consumed at this gathering and has sent them to HQ for further analysis. Preliminary reports suggest the following were consumed: (primary constituents listed and provenance included where possible)

- tea loaf - sultanas, brown sugar, English breakfast tea, self raising flour (Sainsburys), black treacle, butter, eggs (chicken). 

- date slice - rolled oats, preserved dates, sugar, butter, treacle (PJ Harvey convenience store), unconfirmed substance (possibly unctuousness)

- "millionaires shortbread" - condensed milk(Fussels), chocolate, butter, flour, sugar (Ipswich), eggs, vanilla (Jane’s vanilla emporium)

- Mackerel Pate - eaten by the one known as ‘Aunty Gary’ - mackerel (Gt Yarmouth pier), butter, cream, salt (Russia), pepper, lemon juice

379A also collected further pictorial evidence of the food being eaten using the latest AFSI technology - teapotcam. 

Exhibit 1.1

Billionaire's Shortbread in Norwich Assembly House

Field unit 3BGB observed members of The Ragged Ramblers entering the Assembly House premisis at precisely 12:53pm on Wednesday 30th January 2013. Using their covert expertise, they were able to observe the conduct of the two gentlemen in some detail.

In particular, operatives became very excited when the Ramblers began to eat the 'Billionaires Shortbread' they had ordered. It was noted with extreme interest that both gentlemen turned thr aforementioned food item upside down before beginning to consume it with a fork.

Professor G.M. Food from the A.F.S.I. makes the following observation:
"Clearly the Ragged Ramblers have consumed this item previously. They must have deduced that, due to the thickness and robust nature of the chocolate layer, one would simply crush and flatten thr soft caramel and shortbread layers if it were left correct way up. This kind of adaptive behaviour reveals an extremely high level of what we call 'food intelligence'. It also suggests that Eagged Ramblers are serious consumers of cake - an assertion borne out by many other observations in the field."

The excellent work of the A.F.S.I. in studying and revealing the food culture of the Ragged Society of Antiquarian Ramblers continues in earnest.