Hot Cross Buns! Hot Cross Buns!
One a penny, two a penny, Hot Cross Buns!
If you have no daughters give them to your sons,
One a penny, two a penny Hot Cross Buns.



Every year, when the lines of Paczki Day disappear, the local bakeries quietly switch to production of these "pagan cakes". I did not realize when I made my purchase on Thursday that they would protect us from both shipwrecks and household fires.

New Deluxe has several kinds, including raspberry, apricot, and almond paste. All are sweet and contain bits of raisin. The almond variety contains chopped cherries as well. I'm told that most people eat them halved with butter, but I like to eat them just the way they are.