Jewish bakeries start loading their cases with the three-cornered pastries known as hamantaschen this time of year. These mark the festival of Purim, which starts at sundown on Saturday. Hamantaschen can be soft and yeasty, like sweet, filled triangular pillows, or they can be made like shortbread or sugar cookies, folded into triangles with poppy seed or fruit fillings peeking ... (Full Article: 471 Words)
This article is available in our archives:
Globe Subscribers
FREE for subscribers
Subscribers to the Boston Globe get unlimited access to our archives.
Not a subscriber?
Non-Subscribers
Purchase an electronic copy of the full article. Learn More
- $4.95 1 Article
- $9.95 4 Articles
- $99.95 Unlimited
