Instructions: A dessert, snack, or one course of a meal, fruit soup is a sweet eaten by Danes, Swedes, and Finns as well as Norwegians; each nationality has preferred combinations of ingredients.

1. Combine prunes, raisins, and apricots in a 3-quart saucepan. Add water to cover, about 3 cups. Bring to boil and simmer gently for 30 minutes.

2. Bring 2 cups water to a boil in a small saucepan. Stir in tapioca and simmer for 10 minutes.

3. When fruit is softened, add cooked tapioca, lemon juice, grape juice, vinegar, sugar, and cinnamon stick. Bring to a boil and then simmer for 15 minutes. Remove cinnamon stick.

4. Mixture will thicken as it cools. Add a little more water or grape juice if mixture seems to thick.

5. Serve hot or cold. If served cold can be garnished with whipped cream.

Variations: Use currants, golden raisins, or the mixed-fruit combinations found in grocery stores. Or, substitute pineapple juice for grape juice.

A. Hoover, and Willard B. Moore.

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