CATHOLIC CULTURE LITURGICAL RECIPES This cake has lemon or orange rind intended for a little flavor, yeast, lots of eggs. However this citrus cannot be a traditional cake because citrus was not traditionally available in Hungary. I know from other research that the source of vitamin C in Hungary was peppers and cabbage. An orange or lemon was imported was a special but unusual treat for a long time.
Small round cakes with a cross on top - be that by cutting or decorating a cross icon - are called SOUL CAKES and other European cultures also had a tradition of giving out these cakes. An English tradition had children praying for souls and being given these cakes as a kind of treat.
There are also pagan traditions that suggest that food is offered for Hungry (not Hungarian) Ghosts.
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