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Tapioca Pudding

Years ago, the preparation of tapioca pudding was not a last-minute inspiration. “We used the big pearl tapioca that had to soak overnight,” explains one elderly woman. Despite that, “we ate a lot of tapioca pudding,” says another.
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Ingredients

  • 4 cups milk
  • ⅓ cup minute tapioca
  • 2 eggs separated
  • ½ cup sugar
  • pinch of salt
  • ½ tsp. vanilla or lemon extract

Instructions

  • Combine milk and tapioca in heavy saucepan.
  • Cook, stirring constantly, until tapioca is clear.
  • Beat egg yolks with sugar and salt.
  • Add ½ cup hot milk mixture to egg yolks.
  • Return this to remaining hot milk.
  • Heat again to boiling point.
  • Boil 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
  • Remove from heat.
  • Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites and flavoring.
  • Pour into serving dishes.
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Course; Dessert
Cuisine; Amish