Prune whip

Soak the prunes in enough water to cover for an hour.

Put the prunes and their soaking water in a sauce pan with the sugar and bring to a boil.

Turn down to a simmer, cover and cook one hour until puffed and tender.

Drain, cool, quarter the prunes and remove the seeds, then chill.

Beat the cream until it begins to thicken.

Beat in the sugar and vanilla to a whipped cream and fold in half the prunes.