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Monday, January 4, 2021

'No respite between holidays!' Hot cross buns' early arrival prompts joy and fury

The debate over when hot cross buns should be sold is almost as much of a tradition in Australia as the Easter treat itself

For years supermarkets have released hot cross buns well before Easter, and as the yeasted treats arrive, so too does the pro- or anti-bun outrage.

“No respite between holidays!” my mum texts me on 3 January, after sighting off-white crosses on New Year’s Day. “Buy buy buy pure consumerism in your face!” She insists she’s only mildly annoyed by the baked good’s drawn-out shelf life, but similar sentiments spread across mainstream and social media like melting butter.

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