Australian Politics Forum - That time of year again

Sir Eoin O Fada Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 3544 New England, NSW Gender:	That time of year again Yesterday at 3:19pm when supermarkets and others advertise that their Cross Buns are hot but they’re invariably cold.
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Carl D Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 10662 Rivervale, Perth Gender:	Re: That time of year again Reply #1 - Yesterday at 3:45pm Hot Cross Buns have been available since Boxing Day. I'm sure Easter Eggs would also have been available since Boxing Day except that they have a tendency to melt in the Aussie summer heat by the time people get them home.
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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 117265 Melbourne Gender:	Re: That time of year again Reply #2 - Yesterday at 4:00pm Time? Summer ends soon and the equinox is only 4 weeks away - March 21st 2026.
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Sir Eoin O Fada Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 3544 New England, NSW Gender:	Re: That time of year again Reply #3 - Yesterday at 4:02pm Carl D wrote Yesterday at 3:45pm: Hot Cross Buns have been available since Boxing Day. I'm sure Easter Eggs would also have been available since Boxing Day except that they have a tendency to melt in the Aussie summer heat by the time people get them home. No, Cross Buns have been available, they haven’t been hot.
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Sir Eoin O Fada Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 3544 New England, NSW Gender:	Re: That time of year again Reply #4 - Yesterday at 4:03pm Bobby. wrote Yesterday at 4:00pm: Time? Summer ends soon and the equinox is only 4 weeks away - March 21st 2026. ???
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Re: That time of year again
Reply #5 - Yesterday at 4:05pm

Sir Eoin O Fada wrote Yesterday at 4:03pm:

Bobby. wrote Yesterday at 4:00pm:

Time?

Summer ends soon and the equinox is only 4 weeks away - March 21st 2026.

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In 2026, Melbourne experiences its autumnal equinox on March 21 at 1:46 AM AEDT (March 20, 14:46 UTC).
This event marks the start of autumn in the Southern Hemisphere,
with roughly equal day and night length,
followed by shorter days and cooler weather.
The vernal (spring) equinox occurs on September 22, 2026.

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chimera

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Reply #6 - Yesterday at 4:38pm

Sir Eoin O Fada wrote Yesterday at 4:02pm:

No, Cross Buns have been available, they haven’t been hot.

'Steam clean commercial rentals like Britex or Rug Doctor machines, which are available at Coles, Woolworths, and Bunnings for roughly $44–$54'.

Pour your warm water into the cold machine. Spray it out and watch the clouds of steam collecting last year's hot cross bun.

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Jasin Gold Member Offline Posts: 55432 Gender:	Re: That time of year again Reply #7 - Yesterday at 4:57pm The reason they have kept the Cross Buns going year round is due to demand. Seems Australians enjoy them. Maybe they enjoy upsetting Moslems too?
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chimera Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 14833 Armidale Gender:	Re: That time of year again Reply #8 - Yesterday at 5:14pm No that's the croissant. Stuf a croissant in your cross bun and things get really cross.
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Reply #9 - Today at 1:32pm

Sir Eoin O Fada wrote Yesterday at 3:19pm:

when supermarkets and others advertise that their Cross Buns are hot but they’re invariably cold.

That's because they've actually been frozen. Wink

Makes a mockery of Woolworths jingle about being the "Fresh Food People". Grin

They were on the shelves on Boxing Day Dec 26th 2025.

Bought ahead by a week to out do last years effort of January the 1st. Roll Eyes

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chimera Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 14833 Armidale Gender:	Re: That time of year again Reply #10 - Today at 1:40pm The blue colour can be scratched off or rinsed in 50% bleach.
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Reply #11 - Today at 1:42pm

Jasin wrote Yesterday at 4:57pm:

The reason they have kept the Cross Buns going year round is due to demand.
Seems Australians enjoy them.
Maybe they enjoy upsetting Moslems too?

They haven't been available all year here.

This is the first year that the Woolies bakery has not been making fresh ones.

The ones I picked up the other day were so hard you could call them Rock Cakes.

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