"The string on the box of animal crackers is pure Americana. No, no, the string will never go." Like most everything else that is a century old, there is history behind that string on the box. I was ...

There’s something about animal crackers that just sticks with you. The texture, flavor and parade of recognizable—and not-so-recognizable—creatures is instantly transporting. I clearly remember the ...

After more than a century behind bars, the beasts on boxes of animal crackers are roaming free. Mondelez International, the parent company of Nabisco, has redesigned the packaging of its Barnum's ...

My 18-month-old grandson doesn’t have the biggest vocabulary, but like most toddlers, he makes what he wants known pretty clearly. That’s especially true when it comes to his favorite foods, which ...