Swedish Fruit Soup

Submitted by Maryland Jim

"This recipe is from a 1989 Garden Club fundraising cookbook."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 9
• 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.

Reviews

[Sydney Mike]

Easy preparation & a nice tasting soup! This was just for myself, so I enjoyed it both hot & cold, but prefer it cold! Used pitted prunes, golden raisins & one large, not terribly tart lemon for a great tasting soup! Thanks for sharing! [Tagged, made & reviewed in Stone Soup: A Cooking Game]