Pears with tapioca
6 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | 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 |
Directions
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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