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HOT CROSS BUNS

According to old Irish folklore, if you share a hot cross bun with someone it will cement your friendship for an entire year.
Queen Elizabeth I decided hot cross buns were so special, people could only have them on Good Friday, Christmas or at burials.
Some believe the buns were really banned because the Church feared their reported magical powers.
Another theory is they were banned by the Protestants because they feared Catholics were baking hot cross buns to turn into communion wafers.
To get around the law, people began baking the buns at home and it became too difficult to enforce.
The world’s oldest hot cross bun is believed to be more than 200 years old. A couple from Essex in England have a bun accompanied by a letter that says it was made in 1807. And it isn’t mouldy!
According to the rhyme, hot cross buns were sold for one a penny or two a penny, which makes you wonder why you would buy one if you could get two for the same price.

And as always have a chilled day from the Viking

The Interesting Viking