Billy Sunday Pudding

1 cup pearl tapioca
5 1/2 cups water
3 cups brown sugar
1 cup chopped dates
1 cup chopped nut meats
1 lump butter (size of a walnut)
Pinch of salt

Soak tapioca in water overnight.

Add sugar, dates, nuts, butter and salt. Bake at 300 degrees F for 1 hour in a large Pyrex dish or other baking dish.