Depression-Era Tapioca Pudding?

1/2 cup small pearl tapioca (it comes in a box, we use Island Tapioca brand)

3 cups whole milk (or skim milk with cream added)

1/4 teaspoon salt

2 eggs

1/2 cup of sugar

1/2 teaspoon of vanilla

Combine tapioca, milk, and salt in 1 1/2 quart pan on medium high heat. Stir until boiling. Simmer 5 minutes, uncovered at the lowest possible heat, adding sugar gradually. Beat eggs in a separate bowl. Mix in some of the hot tapioca very slowly to equalize the temperature of the two mixtures (to avoid curdling). Return eggs to pan with tapioca. Bring to a boil. Stir 3 minutes more over lowest possible heat. Stir constantly. You may cook a little longer than 3 minutes if needed to get to a nice thick pudding consistency. Cool 15 minutes. Add vanilla. Serve either warm or chilled.

heres the link for the recipe i found, this website is for lost recipes & it has many recipes for tapioca pudding

http://www.hungrybrowser.com/phaedrus/m032902.htm#...

TAPIOCA PUDDING

Ingredients :

1 c. tapioca (Pearl), soaked overnight

1 c. brown sugar

1 c. dates (cut up)

1/2 tsp. salt

Milk

Preparation :

Drain tapioca and mix with remaining ingredients. Add milk as

pudding thickens. This will take 1 quart of milk. Bake at 350

degrees for 1 hour or more.

TAPIOCA PUDDING

Ingredients :

1 pkg. pearl tapioca

1 c. sugar

1 can crushed pineapple, undrained

Whipping cream or Cool Whip

Preparation :

Soak tapioca overnight. Keep covered with water. Cook in same

water over medium heat until water turns clear, stirring constantly.

Add pinch of salt, sugar, and can of pineapple. Cool. Whip cream

and fold in; serve.

this link below has a tapioca recipe & many others from 1975

i hope this helps! tc

http://www.n-connect.net/lynxy/bulletmayjun1975.ht...

darealqueen, that is exactly the same recipe I use... it rocks and my kids love it too. It does pay to find out whether you need to soak the tapioca pearls overnight first though.. recommendations will be on the pack.

i am not sure but i would say "probably to cook the tapioca,let it cool and then add the fruit coctail and some whipped cream?'

but tapioca in the store, follow directions on the box, i use pineapple