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Maraschino Sorbet

4 servings

Ingredients

• 500 g Sugar
• 1 cup Water
• 1 tbsp Rose water
• 1 tbsp Orange water
• 0.5 l Water
• 2 pcs Lemons, juice
• 4 pcs Egg whites
• 6 glass Maraschino

Instructions

1. Clarify 500 grams of sugar with 1 large cup of water, stir in 1 large tablespoon of rose water and 1 tablespoon of orange water, then transfer to a terrine and pack in ice to freeze.
2. When the mixture is almost frozen, vigorously and quickly stir in ½ liter of water, the juice of 2 lemons, and the whites of 4 eggs beaten to a stiff foam, using a wooden spatula.
3. Finally, just before serving, stir in 6 small glasses of maraschino.
4. After stirring this with the mixture for 4-5 minutes, the sorbet should appear white and is then served immediately.

Modernized from a treasured 19th-century German cookbook.