Swedish Fruit Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups prunes
water
grape juice
1 cup raisins, seedless
1 lemon, sliced
2/3 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup quick-cooking tapioca

Preparation

Combine prunes and enough water to cover in a large saucepan, boil until soft. Drain, reserving prune juice.
Snip prunes from pits; set aside.
Add enough grape juice to prune juice to make four and one-half cups.
Heat fruit juices and add prunes, raisins, lemon and sugar. Add cinnamon and salt; cook for several minutes.
Stir in tapioca slowly, making sure grains remain separate.
Cook, stirring constantly until tapioca is clear.
Serve hot or cold.