Recipe - Nectarine Ice

4 cup Fresh nectarines
One fourth cup Granulated sugar
1 tablespoon Fresh lime juice
1 One half teaspoon Unflavored gelatin
One half cup Cold water
1 cup Water
1/3 cup Granulated sugar

Wash, peel and cut up into small pieces enough nectarines to measure 4
cups. Sprinkle One fourth cup sugar and the lime juice over the fruit; stir until
the fruit is well coated with sugar. Set aside for at least one hour. In a
small bowl, sprinkle the gelatin over the cold water; stir and set aside to
soften. In a small saucepan, combine 1 cup water with 1/3 cup sugar. Bring
to a boil over high heat, stirring. Lower the heat and keep at a slow boil
for 5 minutes without stirring. Remove from the heat and pour in the
softened gelatin; stir until the gelatin has melted. Set aside in the
refrigerator to cool. Spoon the sugared fruit into a blender and blend
until pureed; pour into a mediumsized bowl. Remove the sugar water from
the refrigerator; pour into the fruit and stir until well combined. Cover
and freeze for 1 hour, or until the mixture becomes icy. Remove from the
freezer; uncover and stir to break up any icy pieces, then beat until
smooth. Pour into a freezer container or serving dish. Cover and freeze
until firm. Allow the ice to ripen in the refrigerator for 2 to 2 One half hours
before serving. Makes 1 One half to 2 pints. Penny Halsey (ATBN65B).

Recipe by: Frozen Delights, Diana Collier & Nancy Goff Posted to MCRecipe
Digest V1 #622 by Nancy Berry nlberry@prodigy.net on May 29, 1997