- ½ cup pearl tapioca (large pearls preferred)
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs – separated
- 2½ cups milk
- ½ cup sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- Soak tapioca overnight in 2 cups of room temperature water.
- Drain.
- In double boiler, heat milk just until no longer cold.
- Add salt and tapioca.
- Continue heating until small bubbles appear at sides of the pan.