1970 revised edition of Indian Delights

Evidence

"...presented to young brides, thumbed through, stained, encyclopaedic, reliable..."

Remarks

The cookbook 'Indian Delights' serves as a critical repository of culinary knowledge for the Durban Muslim community. The physical preservation state of 'stained' and 'thumbed through' pages (p. 226) signifies its role as a functional domestic tool rather than a decorative object. Zuleikha Mayat notes that the book was intended to 'preserve the richness of a well established culture' (p. 227). The paper's condition reflects its integration into the 'practice of everyday life' (p. 226), where food preparation and religious observance are closely linked (p. 226). The mention of the book being 'thumbed through' (p. 226) suggests frequent manual consultation. This state of wear is a marker of the book's authenticity and utility within the gendered spaces of food preparation (p. 226).