Creamy Orange Tapioca with Pears

From the First World

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• 1/3 cup sugar
• pinch of salt
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 3 tablespoons of tapioca
• 2 tablespoons of grated orange rind
• 1 cup whipped cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 tin poached pears

Method

Combine the egg, sugar and salt in a saucepan. Beat them together with a wooden spoon until blended. Stir in milk, tapioca and organe rind. Let it stand for five minutes. Set over moderate head and cook until the mixture comes to a full rolling boil, stirring constantly. Turn down heat and continue cooking and stirring. Remove from the heat and allow it to cool.
Whip the cream and fold into the tapioca mixture along with vanilla. Pour into a bowl and chill well. Top each serving with a poached pear half.