Man: This elegant lttle biped has long been valued as a delicacy. It forms a traditional part of the Autumn Feast, and is served between the fish and the joint... (From the Giant's Cook Book quoted in The Silver Chair by CS Lewis.)

Cakes and Ale? Whether seed cake or not, they always have gone together - just try it. As recorded by Shakespeare - "Dost thou think, because thou art virtuous, there shall be no more cakes and ale?" (Sir Toby Belch in Twelfth Night.