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Description: | This Confectioners shop is selling Hot Cross Buns. It is said that on Good Friday in 1361, Father Thomas Rockliffe distributed small spiced cakes marked with a cross to the poor of St Albans, and so Hot Cross Buns have been eaten at Easter ever since. Traditionally the buns were made from the dough used to make the hosts and the buns were therefore thought to have special properties and could even cure certain illnesses. It was believed that they would protect against evil and so were hung in the kitchen and even taken by sailors when they left on long voyages. It was also believed that they would not go mouldy for 12 months. | License: | http://www.bl.uk/services/copy/permission.html | Rights holder: | British Library | Subjects: | Christianity Confectionery Faith and Religion Food And Drink People And Society Trade And Economics | Source: | Collect Britain | Creator: | Napier | Identifier: | http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personal... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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