EditorialKa?ak el Eid, traditional Palestinian holiday cookies in which aniseed-flavored semolina pastry encases a date filling, in New York, June 29, 2021. Food stylist: Judy Kim. (Linda Xiao/The New York Times)
EditorialGingerbread Mould, 1600-1750, This wooden gingerbread mould is English and probably dates from the 17th or early 18th century. Gingerbread hornbooks gave children an added incentive for learning their alphabet. In the words of a rhyme written by J. Cra...