Rolling with the times

Elderly residents of Silver Jubilee Home for The Aged having a fun time rolling glutinous rice balls during the Winter Solstice celebration. Sharing in the joy is Ooi (standing, third from right).— Photos: ZAINUDIN AHAD and LIM BENG TATT/The Star

COLOURFUL glutinous rice balls were already attractive enough on their own, but Margaret Lim still decided to take her rice balls to the next level by moulding them into various shapes and sizes.

The 32-year-old baker attracted a group of eager children with her rice balls, also called tang yuan, that were moulded into shapes of clouds, Christmas trees and peaches.