Lime Sorbet very tangy

8 - 12

limes

3

cups

water

3

cups

sugar

2

Tbsp

freshly grated lime zest

1

Zest enough limes to get 2 heaping Tablespoons of zest. Set it aside.

2

Use electric juicer to juice a lot of limes. Don't stop until you have 1.25 cups of juice

3

(1.25 cups of lime juice requires approximately ten limes, using the rule of thumb that 1 lime yields about 2 Tablespoons juice). Fun fact: there are 16 Tbsp per cup

4

Make syrup: pour sugar and water into saucepan, stir together, and bring to a boil. Then lower the heat and boil gently for 5 minutes. Chill the syrup.

5

Mix together 2.5 cups well chilled syrup, 1.25 cups lime juice, and 2 Tbsp lime zest. Chill this mixture in an ice bath for 20 minutes

6

Transfer chilled mix to the bowl of an ice cream machine, freeze according to manufacturer's instructions.

Source

Author: Ann Hodgman

Source: Beat This p.128