"...Be...cause it is square, and has stuff on top," says the red-eyed boy. "Unlike the planet, obviously, it is made of - actually, come to think of it, did this come into existence as a complete object or was it in fact made of flour and sugar and whatever else goes in iced planets?" He directs this question at the bar.

That hardly makes a difference to its material composition now, does it?

"I wouldn't imagine so, but," he bites the corner of his edible, "if this is conjured food it is the very best conjured food of all time."