July cookies are a festive treat that bring all the red, white, and blue to your holiday table, no fancy decorating required.

It’s no secret that the American holiday calendar is thoroughly color-coded. The Fourth of July is red, white ... blue string, Wertheimer says. This blue fringe comes from the blue snail dye ...

long lasting colors in the history of dyes," Kaye said. "White is the result of bleaching. It's relatively easy to create. Red and blue were strong dyes. [...] So dye technology of hundreds of ...