Cranberry Orange Sherbet - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (2 1/2 ounce) envelope unflavored gelatin
1/2 cup cold water
1 (12 ounce) bag cranberries
2 cups sugar
1 1/4 cups orange juice
1 1/4 cups water
1 cup light cream

Preparation

Soften gelatin in 1/2 cup of cold water.
In saucepan, combine cranberries, sugar, orange juice & 1 1/4 cups water, & bring to boil, cooking until cranberries pop.
Add gelatin mixture to hot cranberries, & stir until completely dissolved.
Remove from heat & cool.
Pour cooled cranberry mixture, a little at a time, into blender & blend until smooth.
Add cream, & continue blending until well mixed.
Pour mixture into refrigerator tray, & freeze until slushy.
Remove from tray & beat mixture at high speed until thick & creamy.
Put back in refrigerator tray & freeze until firm.