Lime Sorbet

This adds an elegant touch to a dinner party when served between courses to cleanse the palate. It can also be used as a light refreshing dessert.

3 cups water
1 1/4 cups granulated sugar< ...

Peach, Apricot or Pear Sorbet

2 (15 ounce) cans peach halves, apricots, or
    pear halves in heavy syrup
1 tablespoon pear schnapps or amaretto (optional)

Freeze unopened cans of fr ...

Marcel Desaulnier's Banana Sorbet

Yields 1 3/4 quarts

The size ice cream scoop you use to serve this sorbet is your choice.

2 cups water
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
3 pounds bananas, unpeel ...

Sorbet en Casis

Sweet and refreshing.

2 3/4 cups cold water
1 (1-inch) stick of cinnamon
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
Pinch of salt
1/4 cup applejack
4 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespo ...

Pear Sorbet (Sorbet de Poire)

Canned or fresh pears
Lemon juice
1 3/4 cups granulated sugar
1 cup water
2 egg whites

Blend enough canned or fresh pears, poached with the juice of 1 lemon for ...