Strawberry Sherbet

Ingredients

• Fifteen ounces of strawberries
• Quart of water
• One lemon
• Teaspoon of orange-flour water
• Eighteen ounces of sugar
• Ice

Directions

1. Crush strawberries in a mortar.
2. Add the sliced lemon and orange-flour water.
3. Allow mixture it sit for 2-3 hours. 
4. Add sugar into separate basin and cover with cloth.
5. Pour strawberry juice over sugar and squeeze remainder.
6. Strain the mixture when sugar is dissolved. 
7. Place mixture on ice until ready to serve. 

Source — La Cuisine Creole

Prepared by Graham Stephenson
Louisiana Anthology
September 30, 2023