Cook the Book: Lemon Sherbet
For some reason, sherbet was something I only sparingly ate as a kid, usually in the flavor "rainbow" (a random mixture of artificial flavors that somewhat resembles real fruit, but not too closely or else kids wouldn't like it) and colored with fluorescent pink, green, and orange. I'm going to attempt to make David Lebovitz's simple Lemon Sherbet recipe from The Perfect Scoop to see if the homemade stuff tastes anything like the frosty treat of my childhood. I hope David's tastes a lot better.
Speaking of sherbet, who here says sherbert instead of sherbet? I grew up with the added "r", which I only realized now is the loser of the GoogleBattle against sherbet. Eliminating the final "r" feels awkward; as I reach that second syllable my mouth almost almost refuses to do it.
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Lemon Sherbet
- makes about 1 quart (1 liter) -
Ingredients
3 cups (750 ml) whole milk
3/4 cup (150 g) sugar
1 lemon, preferably unsprayed
6 tablespoons (90 ml) freshly squeezed lemon juice (from 2 to 3 lemons)
Procedure
1. In a medium, nonreactive saucepan, mix 1 cup (250 ml) of the milk with the sugar. Grate the zest of the lemon directly into the saucepan. Heat, stirring frequently, until the sugar is dissolved. Remove from the heat and add the remaining 2 cups (500 ml) milk, then chill thoroughly in the refrigerator.
2. Stir the lemon juice into the milk mixture. If it curdles a bit, whisk it vigorously to make it smooth again. Freeze in your ice cream maker according to the manufacturer's instructions.
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4 Comments:
I, too, grew up saying "sherbeRt." But we went for orange sherbeRt (at Zarda Dairy), not the rainbow stuff you describe. I probably would have liked it more if that were the case.
Adam Kuban at 1:05PM on 06/14/07
I say -bet, but I just looked it up recently, and both forms are correct. It's a borrowed word based on the Arabic sharba (drink) Persian sharbat, and Turkish serbet. Thanks, Merriam-Webster!
The one true sherbet is Friendly's watermelon sherbet. It's my favorite summertime cold treat.
AdamH at 8:12PM on 06/14/07
YES! SherBERT
I second that on Orange sherBERT + Vanilla = a divine combo
At least in those days it was...
I'd love to know what kind of ice cream maker that is..not that I trust myself to have one...
ParisBreakfasts at 11:17AM on 06/19/07
I know I am 2 years late on this comment, but I have tried to make this recipe twice and both times got a curdled mess. I have made A LOT of the recipes from The Perfect Scoop with great success. Super bummed.
chefviking at 7:07PM on 05/11/09