Italian Ice - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups warm water
3/4 cup sugar
ONE of the following
1/2 cup lemon juice, &
1 teaspoon lemon zest
1/2 cup lime juice, &
1 teaspoon lime zest
1 cup pureed strawberry
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate, grated & melted
maraschino cherries, with stems whole strawberries (to garnish) or chocolate shavings (to garnish)

Preparation

In a saucepan, dissolve sugar in water.
Add fruit juice, strawberries, or chocolate.
If adding fruit juice, let stand 5 minutes, then strain out rind.
Pour mixture into freezing tray & freeze, stirring frequently until mixture is thick & mushy.
Serve in chilled champagne glasses with appropriate garnish.