Chilled Fruit Soup

1 1/2 cups prunes -- pitted and chopped

1 cup dried apricots -- chopped

1 cup raisins

1/4 cup tapioca

2 quarts water

1 cup Sauterne wine

1 cup sugar

1 whole cinnamon stick

1 teaspoon whole cloves

1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom

3 apples -- peeled,cored,diced

1 whole lemon -- sliced

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup cherries -- pitted

Soak dried fruits and tapioca in water 2-3 hours. Combine remaining ingredients, except cherries, and add to first mixture. Bring to a boil and simmer 20-30 minutes. Add cherries. Remove cinnamon stick and cloves. Chill.