Black bun
Black bun ( English literally about black biscuits ) is a fruit cake in a batter, which is of Scottish origin and is traditionally consumed at Hogmanay . The cake typically contains raisins , currants , grated lemon peel , almonds , cinnamon , ginger , allspice and black pepper as ingredients for the filling .
Originally, black bun was a type of three kings cake that was served on the twelfth night , i.e. H. was consumed on the night of January 6th ( Epiphany ). This tradition was established in 1561 by Queen Maria Stuart on her return from France. With the introduction of the Reformation in Scotland in the 16th century, the festivities on Christian holidays were severely restricted. The tradition of the Black Bun or Scotch (Christmas) Bun at Hogmanay was revived in the 19th century. It is now widespread outside of Scotland.
Web links
- Black bun , BBC Food Recipes (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Hugh Douglas: The Hogmanay Companion. Neil Wilson Publishing, 2013, accessed January 1, 2014 .
- ↑ John Ayto: The Diner's Dictionary: Word Origins of Food and Drink. Oxford University Press, 2012, accessed January 1, 2014 .
- ↑ Patrick Smith: Hogmanay organizers promise bigger, better Scottish New Year's party. (No longer available online.) Ottawa Citizen, December 31, 2013, archived from the original on December 24, 2013 ; accessed on January 1, 2014 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Gerard O'Donovan: Great British Bake Off Christmas Special, BBC Two, review. The Telegraph, accessed January 1, 2014 .
