(Lemon sorbet - Traditional recipe)

Time: preparation: 10 minutes plus cooling ........ time ........ cooking: 10 minutes 200 g (7 oz) sugar 3 lemons 500 ml (16 fl oz - 2 C) water A liqueur glass of grappa (Italian liqueur) easy recipe

  Spoon measures are American spoons, that is standard cook's measuring spoons used in USA.
  The best plan is to regard 2 American teaspoons or tablespoons as 1 English teaspoon or tablespoon (eating spoons)

Make a syrup with water, sugar and a lemon zest, cut into thin strips. Let it get cool and then add 3 lemon juice and grappa. Put in an ice-cream freezer for 20 minutes.
Serve at once or preserve in the freezer.

Note
You can serve this sorbet at the end of a lunch or a dinner: for example when it's based on fish courses.
In Italy we also serve it between the fish course and the meat course in a very important lunch.

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