Sugar & Spice by Zainab Lagardien
Sugar & Spice (Collectible Cape Malay Baking Cookbook, Illustrated)
A Fully Illustrated Collection of Traditional Cape Malay Baking Recipes from a Celebrated Cape Cook
Bibliographic Specifications
- Title: Sugar & Spice: Baking the Cape Malay Way
- Author: Zainab Lagardien
- Publisher: Struik Lifestyle (an imprint of Random House Struik (Pty) Ltd), Cape Town
- Publication Date: 2010
- ISBN-13: 9781770078260
- Binding: Publisher's illustrated laminated hardcover (pictorial boards) with printed spine title.
- Physical Format: Large-format hardcover, 144 pages, approximately 22 x 29 cm. With full-colour photographs throughout.
- Language: English
Official Condition Report
- The Book: Very Good (VG)
- Exterior / Boards: The glossy laminated pictorial boards are clean and bright on both front and back. The spine shows slight bumping and rubbing, with a small chip or crumpling at the head and a small nick near the foot. The corners and edges are mostly sound, with only light edge wear. A tidy copy overall.
- Interior: The pages are clean and bright, with a tight binding and no foxing, marks or writing. A faint crease or wave is visible along the edge of the first page.
- The Dust Jacket: Not Applicable (As Issued)
Synopsis & Historical Value
Published by Struik Lifestyle in Cape Town in 2010, Sugar & Spice: Baking the Cape Malay Way is a baking cookbook devoted to the traditional recipes of the Cape Malay community. It gathers some 166 recipes, including biscuits, cakes, pastries, puddings, koeksisters, breads, konfyts and jams.
Many of the recipes are traditional ones that have been adopted by the author's community over the years, while several of the bread recipes are her own invention. The instructions are practical and suited to both beginners and experienced bakers, and the book is illustrated throughout with full-colour photographs.
A useful and attractive record of a distinctive Cape culinary tradition, this is a worthwhile addition to a collection of South African cookery and Cape heritage.
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