Plaza Pineapple Meringue

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Plaza Pineapple Meringue

Yield 6-8

Author General Foods

As the 1940 advertisement says, "Just look! Just taste!" A versatile and inexpensive dessert that takes minutes to make and is pretty enough for guests.

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup (64g) Minute [quick-cooking] Tapioca
• 3 tablespoons (39g) brown sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups (474ml) water
• 1 cup (237ml) pineapple juice
• 2 tablespoons (28g) butter
• 6-8 slices pineapple
• 2 egg whites
• 1/4 cup (52g) granulated sugar

Instructions

1. Combine Minute Tapioca, sugar, salt, water, and pineapple juice in saucepan and mix well. Bring mixture quickly to a full boil over direct heat, stirring constantly.
2. Remove from fire and add butter. Turn into large, shallow baking dish. Arrange pineapple slices on top.
3. Beat 2 egg whites until foamy; add 1/4 cup sugar, 2 tablespoons at a time, beating after each addition until sugar is blended. Then beat until mixture will stand in peaks.
4. Place a heaping tablespoon of meringue in center of each slice of pineapple. Bake in moderate oven (350°F/180°C) 15 minutes, or until meringue is delicately browned.
5. Serve hot or cold.