As of Patch v1.8, you can no longer cheese this by dying before reaching the end. You now need to be alive during the finale for this to count.
Prior to Patch v1.8, a bug allowed you to eat them as is and still receive credit. Aggro Crab and Landfall have since resolved this, and you’re now required to cook the items before consuming them.
As of Patch v1.8, Scrolls now appear in chronological order regardless of where you are on the mountain, making this badge much easier to obtain. They also have a chance to appear each time you play, letting you search for them repeatedly, even if you’re doing so on the same map.