Chilled Melon Soup With Berries And Pine Nuts - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. sugar
3 c. water
1 vanilla bean, cut in half
peel of 1 orange
peel of 1 lemon
2 medium-size cantaloupes (about 4 lb.)
champagne or sparkling wine (optional)
1/2 c. roasted pine nuts
1/2 c. seasonal berries or frozen berries, thawed

Preparation

Place sugar, water, vanilla bean, orange and lemon peels in a two-quart saucepan and bring to a boil.
Cook and stir over medium-high heat for five minutes, or until a syrup consistency is obtained.
Remove from the heat; pour into a bowl and refrigerate for at least 10 minutes.