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Vintage Minute Tapioca advertisement showing bowls of berry tapioca topped with whipped cream alongside fruit cakes.

Berry Minute Tapioca

Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 8 servings
Author Minute Tapioca

Ingredients

  • 2 cups fresh berries
  • 1/2 cup Minute Tapioca
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 cups hot water
  • 1 teaspoon butter
  • 1 1/2 cups berry juice
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice

Directions

  • Crush berries, sweeten to taste, and let stand 1 hour. Add Minute Tapioca and salt to water, and cook in double boiler 15 minutes, or until tapioca is clear, stirring ferquently. Add butter, berry juice, and sugar. Remove ffrom fire; add berries and lemon juice. Chill until firm. Serve in sherbet glasses. Garnish with sweetened, whipped cream and a few whole berries. Serves 8. If canned berries are used, they should be drained and sugar omitted.