Welcome processed meat in all of its forms especially if it is in tins, frozen, or if the best before date has been slightly exceeded by only a month, or if the words value or essentials is in the title of the budget brand.

A pot of tea brewed around dusk on the 18th will offer magical powers but only if served in expensive china cups and brewed whilst reciting an incantation that includes the names of at least three cats you have known: stir in a clockwise motion and ensure you put the milk in after pouring the tea for maximum magicality.

This month Mars will once again offer a chocolate based solution to a moment of snack based flash hunger.