Paris buns

Paris buns are a sweetened breadlike cake similar to scones. A recipe from an 1881 cookbook refers to Paris buns as "Scotch" and says that three of the buns cost a penny.

In popular culture

 * John Dufresne included the story 'Lemonade & Paris Buns' in his 2005 short story collection Johnny Too Bad.
 * Van Morrison mentions Paris buns in the song 'Cleaning Windows' from his 1982 album Beautiful Vision.