[Sca-cooks] Age of "hot cross buns"?

[Sue Clemenger]

Does anyone know how old the "traditional" hot cross buns for Easter 
time are? I have a suspicion that they fall into one of those 
"traditional but not period" categories, but could sure be wrong!
--maire
p.s.  For Lainie....Hey, Lainie! Someone on another list says that 
Hersheys has come out with a kiss that has caramel in it? <g> Aren't you 
glad Lent is half over? ;-D