Heirlooms

It's not unusual for people to keep their precious things wrapped in tissue paper in a wooden box. It is unusual though if that precious thing turns out to be a hot cross bun that was baked in 1899. Margaret Haste, a retired teacher from Suffolk (UK) said the 107-year old bun was a reminder of her mother's sister who died in 1899. The bun was the last thing she tasted before dying - and was kept as a reminder . (This is not to say that it was considered in any way responsible for her death - she had been unwell before the bun arrived). The bun now seems to be a family heirloom, and just as it was passed from her grandmother, to her mother, to her, Margaret will pass it on to her children.