Hot Cross Buns

Nowadays Hot Cross Buns are traditionally eaten in Ireland on Ash Wednesday and on Good Friday. This practice would have been frowned on in the past when these were black fast days and the people would scarcely have had enough to eat, not to mention spicy fruit-filled buns.

Hot Cross Buns
Sat, 27 Mar, 2010 - 13:03
Darina Allen

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