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Tapioca Custard Pudding
 
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Prep Time: 20 Minutes
Cook Time: 15 Minutes
Ready In: 35 Minutes
Servings: 4
This old-fashioned tapioca pudding recipe is taken straight from Foods, Nutrition and Home Management Manual , published in 1942 by the Government of the Province of British Columbia . I've never made this type of tapioca, so the cooking time is a bit of a guess on my part. See note at end of recipe if you want to use quick-cooking tapioca.
Ingredients:
1/4 cup pearl tapioca (not the quick-cooking kind)
1 1/2 cups milk
2 eggs
1/3 cup white sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Directions:
1. Soak tapioca in enough cold water to cover until water is absorbed.
2. Add milk and cook in a double boiler until tapioca is transparent.
3. To the beaten yolks, sugar, and salt, add a little of the hot mixture.
4. Return all to the double boiler and cook 3 minutes.
5. Cool slightly; fold in the well-beaten egg whites.
6. Flavour and serve.
7. Note at end of recipe: 3 tbsp of minute tapioca may be substituted; soaking may then be omitted.
By RecipeOfHealth.com