Lemon or Lime Sorbet

Name: Lemon or Lime Sorbet
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups, granulated sugar; 2 teaspoons, grated lemon zest (or lime zest); Pinch, salt; 1 1/2 cups, water; 1/2 cup, fresh lemon juice, or lime juice, (3 lemons or 5 limes); 1 tablespoon, vodka (optional)

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated July/August 1995

Forget about gelatin, egg whites, or corn syrup. The key to smooth, silky sorbets is plenty of sugar and a bit of alcohol.

SERVES 4

TIME 40 minutes, plus 1 hour chilling and 3 hours freezing

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