Prune Pudding - cooking recipe

Ingredients

12 oz. pitted prunes
1/4 c. seedless raisins
3 c. water
1/2 to 3/4 c. sugar
4 rounded Tbsp. tapioca

Preparation

Put prunes, raisins and water in a 2-quart saucepan. Bring to a boil. Keep just at boiling point and mash with a potato masher. Add sugar. Stir with masher. Add tapioca, one tablespoonful at a time.
Keep cooking and stirring for 2 or 3 minutes.
Pudding will thicken as it cools.
Serve with cream or half and half.