Granita De Limone (Sicilian Lemon Ice) - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1/2 cup granulated sugar
    1 cup cold water
    4 lemons
Preparation
    Begin the preceding night by squeezing the lemons into a strainer formed by placing a coffee filter in a strainer. Strain the lemon juice into a small bowl containing the cold water - this is a very slow drop-by-drop process.
    Add the sugar the next morning.
    Mix very well with a wooden spoon until the sugar is completely dissolved.
    Pour into a tin or aluminum pan.
    Place the pan in the freezer.
    Let rest for about 5 hours, breaking up the solid layer of ice which forms at least once every hour.
    Remove the pan from the freezer.
    Cut the ice into pieces with a knife.
    Place the ice pieces in an ice crusher (or into a blender running at low speed).
    The ice should form a smooth consistent texture of imperceptible grains (almost like ice cream - no large grains or chunks).
    Transfer to individual serving glasses.

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