Hot cross buns have been a Good Friday treat for almost 300 years, marking the end of the Christian season of Lent. The nursery rhyme originated as a street cry from merchants in London, and the earliest recorded instance of the song was published in Poor Robin’s Almanac in 1733!
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A 1940 Betty Crocker recipe for the buns is pictured here with one version of the original song. #HotCrossBuns #ChronAm