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Black bun is often served at New Year, but you don't need to wait for a holiday
Black bun is a dense and rich fruit cake, stuffed with currants and raisins. Black bun was sometimes called Scotch bun. Technically it's not a cake, since it's basically just fruit filling encased in a pastry shell. And, like a Christmas cake, black bun is best when it is made a few weeks in advance and allowed to "mature." The concentrated density of black bun -- a little goes a long way! -- might have something to do with its traditional role as an accompaniment of the ritual known as "First Footing,"
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