TONS OF BUNS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21468, 17 April 1933, Page 8

TONS OF BUNS

HUGE PUBLIC DEMAND BAKERY STAFFS BUSY "The demand for hot cross buns seems to be growing greater each year —unfortunately," a leading Auckland baker said last evening. "Apparently people who would not look at a bun during tho rest of tho year make up for it during Easter. "As far as we aro concerned, hot cross buns are an almost unmitigated nuisance," he added. "They completely upset the bread-baking arrangements, and this, coupled with tho fact that a two-day baking is required for Thursday's sales, means heavy work for the bakers." He mentioned that his staff had begun work at 5 p.m. on Wednesday and had not finished until nearly 8 p.m. on Thursday—a 27-hour shift for the men. There was no other way of dealing with tho position, as it was impossible to engage a strango staff for the day or to have too many men working together. He said that his output of buns had absorbed one ton of flour, 30 boxes of fruit each weighing 281b., 4201b. of sugar, 2401b. of shortening, 241b. of salt and CO ounces of oil of spices. The buns made had totalled 235 dozen. Another baker, who makes a specialty of hot cross buns, and whose output is tho largest in Auckland, said he had used nearly tons of flour, but he was not sure exactly how many buns had been mado. He pointed out that apart from the large manufacturing bakers, every pastrycook in Auckland added a quota to the number of buns mado for Easter consumption.