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Tapioca Wine Soup
A turn-of-the-century lunch recipe featuring pearl tapioca, with the original instructions and source page intact.
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What you’ll need
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup pearl tapioca
- 1 cup cold water
- 3 cups boiling water
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 3–inch piece stick cinnamon
- 1 pint claret wine
- ½ cup powdered sugar
Make it happen
Directions
- 1
Soak tapioca in cold water two hours. Drain, add to boiling water with salt and cinnamon; let boil three minutes, then cook in double boiler until tapioca is transparent. Cool, add wine and sugar. Serve very cold.
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