Tapioca and Date Pudding

4 Tbs tapioca
1/4 tsp salt
2 Tbs cold water
1 c boiling water
2 Tbs sugar
8 dates, cut fine
1 Tbs lemon juice
1 egg yolk
1 egg white
1 tsp vanilla

Soak the tapioca in cold water for ten minutes. Add the salt and boiling water and cook in a double boiler until transparent. (About twenty minutes.)

Add the sugar and the dates cut fine, the lemon juice, egg yolk and vanilla. Remove from the fire and add the stiffly beaten egg whites. Pile the mixture lightly in glass dishes and serve cold.

Makes three servings.