On Tue, 20 Oct 2015 16:42:01 -0600, Janet B >
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>On Tue, 20 Oct 2015 15:20:14 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
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>>I don't care much for pearl tapioca and buying the granular kind in those little boxes is pretty expensive, so when I found the latter in a two-pound bag at an Indian store (definitely cheaper per pound), I thought I had it made.
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>>Trouble is, when I followed the Joy of Cooking recipe, while I cooked it for maybe 30 minutes, it just didn't thicken and congeal the way I'm used to.
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>>Got any ideas?
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>>I'm pretty sure this is the recipe I used:
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>>https://books.google.com/books?id=C4...ing%22&f=false
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>>3 Tbs. tapioca
>>1/2 cup sugar
>>1/4 tsp. salt
>>1 or 2 beaten eggs (I only used one - maybe I should have used two?)
>>2 cups milk
>>1/2 tsp. vanilla
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>>You use a double boiler. The total time was supposed to be 12 minutes - but that was for quick-cooking tapioca, which, I assume, was not what I had. Again, I cooked it for maybe 30 minutes.
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>>Lenona.
>Yabbut, you're supposed to mix everything and let it sit and soak for
>15-20 minutes before cooking.
>That would be my first guess.
>Janet US

That and longer cooking.