Tapioca Custard Pudding - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 cup pearl tapioca (not the quick-cooking kind)
1 1/2 cups milk
2 eggs
1/3 cup white sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Preparation

Soak tapioca in enough cold water to cover until water is absorbed.
Add milk and cook in a double boiler until tapioca is transparent.
To the beaten yolks, sugar, and salt, add a little of the hot mixture.
Return all to the double boiler and cook 3 minutes.
Cool slightly; fold in the well-beaten egg whites.
Flavour and serve.
Note at end of recipe: 3 tbsp of minute tapioca may be substituted; soaking may then be omitted.