This hors d'oeuvre gets the spirits up (6,2,9)
![Ross](/clue/static/ross-mug.min.png)
I believe the answer is:
angels on horseback
But I can't explain it at all!
(Other definitions for angels on horseback that I've seen before include "something to whet the appetite" , "appetizer" , "An hors d'oeuvre" .)