Black bun

The Black bun or Scotch bun was once eaten in Scotland on the day of the Revelation, as with the Twelfth cake. In the last century, however, it has been linked to the Hogmanay party on the last day of the year. On this evening it is common to do First Footing. Just before the clock strikes midnight, you have to leave the house and ring the doorbell with a gift of coal, which symbolises warmth for the new year, and the Black bun, which means the family won’t go hungry (or without whisky, of