Ingredients:
1 medium cantaloupe
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup water
2 tsp. lemon juice
Method:
- Boil sugar and water, without stirring, till it starts boiling.
- Reduce heat, simmer for 5 minutes.
- Remove from fire, allow to cool to room temperature.
- Peel and cut cantaloupe into chunks, removing all seeds.
- Save the inner juice in hollow if possible, adding to chunks.
- Run in blender with lemon juice to form a smooth pulp.
- Add cooled sugar syrup, mix well with a spoon.
- Set mixture in lidded container in freezer, till softly set.
- Remove from freezer, beat till smooth, but do not allow to melt.
- Return to container, refreeze.
- Beat again, and return to freezer, till well set.
- Serve scoops garnished with canned cherries or fruit cocktail.
Making time: 30 minutes
Makes: 5-6 scoops
Shelflife: 3 days, in freezer
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