Recipe#3341

Title: Aquavit Sorbet

From: Helle Gaare Paulsen Helle.Paulsen@tromso.fou.telenor.no 
 Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes 
 Subject: Aquavit Sorbet (Norwegian) 
 Date: 11 Mar 1996 11:56:12 -0700 
 Message-ID: <4i1t0c$g3v@mack.rt66.com> 

5 dl (2 c) water
 250 g (1 c) sugar
 rind of 1 lemon 
 juice of 2 a lemon
 1 2 dl (3/4 c) Aquavit
 1 egg white
 almond slivers
 macaroon bars
 Scrub the lemon well, and remove the thin outer zest with a potato 
 peeler or sharp knife. Boil water, sugar and lemon rind for 5-10 minutes. 
 Add lemon juice and strain the mixture.  Cool the sugar syrup and 
 season to taste with Aquavit. Freeze lightly. Beat egg white lightly and 
 stir it into the partially frozen sorbet. Freeze completely.Stir the sorbet 
 well before serving. Sprinkle with toasted almond slivers and serve 
 macaroon bars on the side.