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What are "seed wigs"?
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Charlene Charette wrote:
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>> They're mentioned in Beatrix Potter's "Ginger & Pickles." Something
>> baked, I'm guessing. Any clue? For that matter, how are "butter buns"
>> different from other buns?
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>> Lenona.
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> According to the OED:
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> wig: A kind of bun or small cake made of fine flour.
As a 'seed cake' used caraway seeds it would seem reasonable
that a 'seed wig' was a small caraway cake. Sounds good to me.
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[I love seed cake, I used to make it. I only ever met one
other person who could even stand it]
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