Strawberry Sorbet - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup water
3/4 cup sugar
1 pint fresh strawberries
1/2 cup orange juice

Preparation

Combine water & sugar in a pan, stir over low heat until sugar dissolves.
Bring to a boil & boil gently for 5 minutes without stirring.
Set aside to cool.
Wash berries.
Remove caps.
Puree fruit in a blender or food processor until almost smooth.
In a medium bowl, combine fruit with cooled syrup and orange juice.
If you have an ice cream freezer, you can put the puree mixture into that & process using the directions with the machine.
Otherwise, pour into an 8 by 8 pan & cover with plastic wrap.
Place in freezer & freeze until almost firm, 1 to 2 hours.
Stir 2 or 3 times with a fork while freezing.