Dombey is happy her mother’s cookbook has had a facelift. Photos: Valerie Dombey
As a teenager who grew up in the 1980s, Valerie Joan Dombey loved to cook.
She’d spend hours poring over Singaporean author Ellice Handy’s cookbook, My Favourite Recipes. The book, published in 1952, is known for a compilation of Western, Chinese, Malayan, and Indian recipes, cakes, pastries and desserts.
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Sentimental possessions
Dombey is happy her mother’s cookbook has had a facelift. Photos: Valerie Dombey
Sabariah opted to restore her copy book which was a gift from her husband when she was in hospital. Photo: M. Sabariah
The French stitch technique was used to bind Dombey’s old recipe book.
The condition of Dombey’s mother’s book before it was restored. Photos: Samsiah Jendol
The cookbook has been given a new facelift and looks almost brand new.
