Sorbet eaten in moderation is a dieter's best friend. Some of the best commercial sorbets on the market contain a hundred calories in a serving. Of course it's hard to limit yourself to a single serving of sorbet if it's really good, but that's a problem that can be solved by a creative sorbet manufacturer. When I found myself perusing the ice cream selection at Whole Foods the other day, I came upon Blue Moon Sorbets, made in Queechee, Vermont, undoubtedly by some old hippies that went to college when I did in the late sixties. I bought two pints, Blackberry Lime and Pear Ginger. They cost $5.00, or half of what a pint of Capogiro's sorbetto costs. They are not as smooth-textured as Capogiro's are, but they are intensely flavored and very clean-tasting. The Pear Ginger was downright smooth, perhaps because pears are naturally creamy. The flavor combinations are blessedly straightforward and carefully thought out. Pear belongs with ginger as blackberry belongs with lime. No savory flavors or herbs need apply here. I'm a fan of Sharon's sorbets and even of Haagen Dazs, but neither offers the judiciously chosen flavor combinations that Blue Moon does. I wish they were creamier, but you can't have everything.
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