Yield: 6 Servings
Measure | Ingredient |
---|---|
½ cup | Tapioca |
3 cups | Boiling water |
⅓ teaspoon | Salt |
2 tablespoons | Lemon juice |
1½ cup | Dried pears |
½ cup | Sugar |
¼ cup | Water |
1 cup | Marshmallows |
Combine tapioca, salt, and boiling water. Cook over hot water until tapioca is clear. Wash pears. Remove cores. Steam until tender.
Place pears in saucepan. Add sugar and ¼ cup water. Cover. Simmer 5 minutes. Combine with tapioca and lemon juice. Pour into buttered baking dish. Cover with marshmallows. Bake in moderate oven (375 F) 20 minutes. 6 servings.
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