article_snippet.sent: In Britain we so enjoy the spiced, sweet rolls with a cross on top, that they used to be eaten all year round.
article_snippet.sent: That was until Queen Elizabeth I tried to ban they, possibly finding a hot cross bun at Easter a little too Catholic.
article_snippet.sent: The move was greeted with uproar, so Queen Elizabeth compromised, saying they could only be sold on Good Friday, at Christmas and for burials
article_snippet.sent: and they have been prime Easter fare ever since.
highlights_snippet.sent: Easter favourites, hot cross buns, used to be eaten all year round .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Queen Elizabeth I tried to ban them but allowed them to be eaten at Easter .
  