Italian Strawberry Water Ice - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. sugar
1 c. water
4 pt. fresh strawberries
1/4 c. lemon juice
1/3 c. orange juice
pink champagne (optional)

Preparation

Combine sugar and water in medium saucepan.
Heat and stir until sugar dissolves; boil 5 minutes.
Cool.
Force strawberries through food mill or blend in electric blender; strain to remove seeds.
Blend strawberry puree, lemon and orange juices into cool syrup.
Pour into ice cube trays.
Wrap trays in aluminum foil. Freeze until firm.
Twenty minutes before serving, remove from freezer to soften slightly.
Serve in sherbet glasses with champagne.
Yields 8 to 10 servings.