Thanks,
Rumil!
This was another good one, and quite amusing in hindsight. I found it tricky enough, and I don't think I'd have guessed it if
Legate hadn't brought up the idea that it could be an object rather than a person. But what really gave it away was the end - 'lass and lad' sounded distinctly hobbitish to my ear, and knowing hobbits, what would they be most glad to set their eyes on? Food, of course!
Now why do I always have to solve a riddle when I haven't got a new one ready?
But I'll try hard to think something up soon; and
Urwen, if you pop in here, have a nice cuppa tea, practice lotus position, listen to your own breath and... you get the picture.