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Hot Cross Buns

Hot Cross Buns...

From Mother Goose: Hot cross buns! Hot cross buns! One ha” penny, two ha” penny, Hot cross buns! If you have no daughters, Give them to your sons One ha” penny, Two ha” penny, Hot Cross Buns! Originally these buns were supposed to be a Saxon tradition, marked with a cross in honor of the goddess Eostre, with the four quarters representing the four stages of the moon.  Early Christians...
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Boston Cream Pie – Massachusetts State Dessert

Boston Cream Pie – Massachusetts State Desse...

Photo courtesy of Cara Fealy Choate The Boston Cream Pie as we know it come from the Parker House Hotel in Boston.  Up to that point there was a pudding cake that was similar, although the top was usually coated with powdered sugar, not chocolate. It was made with a white cake split and filled with a pudding or custard filling. The Parker House chef,  Monsieur Sanzian, added a drizzled chocolate icing top layer...
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