Ingredients
3 lge or 5 medium apples, peeled and sliced
1 cup prunes
½ cup raisins
1 cup sugar
2 sticks cinnamon
2 qts boiling water
½ cup pearl tapioca
Juice of ½ lemon
Juice of ½ orange
Directions
Pour boiling water over apples, prunes, raisins, sugar and cinnamon sticks. Simmer. Soak tapioca in cold water about 15 minutes. Drain. Stir into simmering fruit mix and continue to simmer, covered for about 1 hour or till tapioca is shiny and apples are tender.
Shortly before fruit is done, stif in orange and lemon juice. Stir several times during cooking.
NOTE: you may soak prunes, raisins and cinnamon sticks overnite in water. Don’t drain, just bring to a boil and continue as above.