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Ouma’s Cookery Book – The classic South African cookery book compiled by Mrs. Roy Hendrie of Natal, in the December 1976 Cape Town reprint of the seventh edition by Juta & Co. Hardcover in its colourful illustrated boards, covering everything from soups and cakes to jams, chutneys and household hints. In good condition with edge wear and toned endpapers.
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Ouma’s Cookery Book, compiled by Mrs. Roy Hendrie of Natal, was published by Juta & Co. Ltd of Cape Town, Wynberg and Johannesburg. The printing history in this copy records the first edition at Pretoria in March 1940, followed by editions in 1941, 1944, 1946, 1951 (Bloemfontein), 1955 (Johannesburg) and the seventh edition at Botha’s Hill, Natal, in October 1958. This copy is the Cape Town reprint of December 1976, printed by The Rustica Press of Wynberg, Cape.
Running through seven editions and several reprints between 1940 and 1976, Ouma’s Cookery Book has a long publishing history. Its Natal compiler and the seventh edition’s Botha’s Hill imprint give it a particular KwaZulu-Natal connection.
Ouma’s Cookery Book will appeal to collectors of vintage South African cookbooks, home cooks looking for traditional recipes, and anyone with fond memories of a family copy on the kitchen shelf.
Condition – Good
Hardcover in the original illustrated pictorial boards, without dust jacket. Rubbing and wear to the board edges, corners and spine ends, with a few light marks to the boards. The endpapers are toned, with scattered foxing spots and some offsetting. The page edges are toned. The binding is sound and the text is complete.
