Name: Scandinavian Fruit Soup
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Ingredients: 3/4 cup dried apricots; 3/4 cup dried prunes; 6 cups water; 1 cinnamon stick; 2 lemon slices 1/4 inch thick; 3 tbsp pearl tapioca; 1 cup sugar; 2 tbsp raisins; 2 tbsp dried currants; 1 tart cooking apple, peeled, cored and cut into 1/2-inch slices

Scandinavian Fruit Soup

This recipe is an adaptation of a recipe appearing in the Time Life's The Cooking of Scandinavia.

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Prep Time 30

Cook Time 20

Course Appetizer, Breakfast, Side Dish

Cuisine Scandinavian

Servings 6

Ingredients

3/4 cup dried apricots
3/4 cup dried prunes
6 cups water
1 cinnamon stick
2 lemon slices 1/4 inch thick
3 tbsp pearl tapioca
1 cup sugar
2 tbsp raisins
2 tbsp dried currants
1 tart cooking apple, peeled, cored and cut into 1/2-inch slices

Instructions

In a stainless steel or enamel saucepan, soak the apricots and prunes in the water for 30 minutes.
Add the cinnamon stick, lemon slices, tapioca and sugar and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat, cover the pan, and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon to prevent the fruits from sticking to the bottom of the pan.
Stir in the raisins, currants and apple slices and simmer an additional 5 minutes or until apples are tender.
Pour the contents of the pan into a large serving bowl and let them cool to room temperature. Remove the cinnamon stick, cover the bowl with plastic wrap and set the bowl in the refrigerator to chill. Serve.

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Scandinavian Fruit Soup