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Cold hot cross buns
I've noticed in my time that you get packets of so-labelled "hot cross buns" from the supermarket, even though obviously they're cold in the packets on the shelves.
Does this mean that:
- "hot cross bun" is the correct term, regardless of actual temperature? - they're describing the product after it's been prepared (i.e. heated up), rather as a sachet of powder might be labelled "instant hot chocolate drink"?
- something else?
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Does this mean that:
- "hot cross bun" is the correct term, regardless of actual temperature? - they're describing the product after it's been prepared (i.e. heated up), rather as a sachet of powder might be labelled "instant hot chocolate drink"?
- something else?
Stewart.
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[/nq] Yes. Just as a hot dog is cold when it comes out of the refrigerator, before you heat it. I don't know of anybody who would insist on calling it a dog.
- [/nq] Yes.
- Just as a hot dog is cold when it comes out of the refrigerator, before you heat it.
- I don't know of anybody who would insist on calling it a dog.
- ) GH
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[nq:1]Does this mean that: - "hot cross bun" is the correct term, regardless of actual temperature?[/nq]
Yes.
Just as a hot dog is cold when it comes out of the refrigerator, before you heat it.
I don't know of anybody who would insist on calling it a dog. (A pig's lips, ears and spleen, perhaps, but not a dog.)
GH
Yes.
Just as a hot dog is cold when it comes out of the refrigerator, before you heat it.
I don't know of anybody who would insist on calling it a dog. (A pig's lips, ears and spleen, perhaps, but not a dog.)
GH
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[nq:1]I've noticed in my time that you get packets of so-labelled "hot cross buns" from the supermarket, even though obviously ... prepared (i.e. heated up), rather as a sachet of powder might be labelled "instant hot chocolate drink"? - something else?[/nq]
I had only heard of "hot cross buns" mostly from the song/nursery rhyme but I see that people do speak of "cross buns" and the term was i
I had only heard of "hot cross buns" mostly from the song/nursery rhyme but I see that people do speak of "cross buns" and the term was i
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[nq:2]I've noticed in my time that you get packets of ... might be labelled "instant hot chocolate drink"? - something else?[/nq]
[nq:1]I had only heard of "hot cross buns" mostly from the song/nursery rhyme but I see that people ... bun or cake marked with a cross, and intended to be eaten on Good Friday. Best Donna Richoux[/nq]
'Hot cross buns on Good Friday were supposed to be made of t
[nq:1]I had only heard of "hot cross buns" mostly from the song/nursery rhyme but I see that people ... bun or cake marked with a cross, and intended to be eaten on Good Friday. Best Donna Richoux[/nq]
'Hot cross buns on Good Friday were supposed to be made of t
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[nq:2]Does this mean that: - "hot cross bun" is the correct term, regardless of actual temperature?[/nq]
[nq:1]Yes. Just as a hot dog is cold when it comes out of the refrigerator, before you heat it. I don't know of anybody who would insist on calling it a dog. (A pig's lips, ears and spleen, perhaps, but not a dog.)[/nq]
I've certainly heard people call hot dogs "dogs", but I consider th
[nq:1]Yes. Just as a hot dog is cold when it comes out of the refrigerator, before you heat it. I don't know of anybody who would insist on calling it a dog. (A pig's lips, ears and spleen, perhaps, but not a dog.)[/nq]
I've certainly heard people call hot dogs "dogs", but I consider th
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[nq:1]I wonder, though, whether it's true that the "hot" in "hot dog" refers to the temperature of the frankfurter when cooked. There are other possibilities. Why did the frankfurter come to be known as a "hot dog"?[/nq]
http://www.wordorigins.org/wordorh.htm#hotdog
http://www.wordorigins.org/wordorh.htm#hotdog
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[nq:1]I've certainly heard people call hot dogs "dogs", but I consider this to be a shortening of "hot dogs". I ... the frankfurter when cooked. There are other possibilities. Why did the frankfurter come to be known as a "hot dog"?[/nq]
Is the 'hot dog' just the frankfurter in the US? Here in Australia, when one buys a hot dog, there is the expectation that one gets more than just a fr
Is the 'hot dog' just the frankfurter in the US? Here in Australia, when one buys a hot dog, there is the expectation that one gets more than just a fr
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[nq:1]I've noticed in my time that you get packets of so-labelled "hot cross buns" from the supermarket, even though obviously ... prepared (i.e. heated up), rather as a sachet of powder might be labelled "instant hot chocolate drink"? - something else?[/nq]
I actually just had this debate with my flatmate, actually, albeit with a different food item. We can buy here (Australia) sliced raisin
I actually just had this debate with my flatmate, actually, albeit with a different food item. We can buy here (Australia) sliced raisin
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[nq:1]Is the 'hot dog' just the frankfurter in the US?[/nq]
Well, what's a "frankfurter"?
[nq:1]Here in Australia, when one buys a hot dog, there is the expectation that one gets more than just a frankfurter. It would have to be at least inserted into a breadroll[/nq]
= StandAmE "bun" (unless you actually use rolls, as I understand is done in France). "Roll" appears to have been standa
Well, what's a "frankfurter"?
[nq:1]Here in Australia, when one buys a hot dog, there is the expectation that one gets more than just a frankfurter. It would have to be at least inserted into a breadroll[/nq]
= StandAmE "bun" (unless you actually use rolls, as I understand is done in France). "Roll" appears to have been standa
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Thus spake Sebastian Hew:
[nq:2]I've noticed in my time that you get packets of ... might be labelled "instant hot chocolate drink"? - something else?[/nq]
[nq:1]I actually just had this debate with my flatmate, actually, albeit with a different food item. We can buy here ... on the packet. We were trying to decide whether it counted as 'raisin toast' if we ate it without toasting.[/nq]
[nq:2]I've noticed in my time that you get packets of ... might be labelled "instant hot chocolate drink"? - something else?[/nq]
[nq:1]I actually just had this debate with my flatmate, actually, albeit with a different food item. We can buy here ... on the packet. We were trying to decide whether it counted as 'raisin toast' if we ate it without toasting.[/nq]
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[nq:2]I've noticed in my time that you get packets of ... might be labelled "instant hot chocolate drink"? - something else?[/nq]
[nq:1]I actually just had this debate with my flatmate, actually, albeit with a different food item. We can buy here ... on the packet. We were trying to decide whether it counted as 'raisin toast' if we ate it without toasting.[/nq]
I have a loaf of bread label
[nq:1]I actually just had this debate with my flatmate, actually, albeit with a different food item. We can buy here ... on the packet. We were trying to decide whether it counted as 'raisin toast' if we ate it without toasting.[/nq]
I have a loaf of bread label
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