article_snippet: With a perfect blend of plump fruit and  spices plump fruit are the sophisticated treat of the British Easter - just as delicious as chocolate eggs, but  a little more grown up.
article_snippet: Traditionally eaten on Good Friday – with noon marking the end of Lent – the sweet buns mark the arrival of the long Easter weekend . '
article_snippet: Traditionally eaten on Good Friday – with noon marking the end of Lent – the sweet buns mark the arrival of the long Easter weekendthe long Easter weekend.
article_snippet: They are said to date back to the 12th Century but were first mentioned in the Oxford English Dictionary in 1733.