Swedish Fruit Soup

This recipe is from a 1989 Garden Club fundraising cookbook.

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 4-5

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

Directions

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