Apple Tapioca Pudding - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 cup pearl tapioca (OR 1/2 cup minute tapioca)
cold water
2 1/2 cups boiling water
1/2 teaspoon salt
7 sour apples
1/2 cup white sugar

Preparation

Soak pearl tapioca for one hour in enough cold water to cover; drain; add boiling water and salt.
Note that minute tapioca requires no soaking.
Cook in double boiler until transparent.
Core and pare apples; arrange in a buttered pudding-dish; fill cavities with sugar.
Pour over the tapioca and bake in a moderate oven till apples are soft.
Serve with sugar and cream or a custard sauce.
Recipe note: Rhubarb or pineapple may be substituted for apple, and sugar added to taste.