Recipe - White Wine Granita With Blackberries

One half Bottle sweet white wine; (1
One half cups)
One fourth cup Sugar
2 tablespoon Juniper berries
2 Cinnamon sticks
1 pt Blackberries

Bring wine, sugar, and One half cup to boil over high heat, stirring once or
twice. Meanwhile, wrap juniper berries loosely in plastic wrap and crush
with a rolling pin. Add to wine syrup with cinnamon sticks and let simmer 5
to 7 minutes. Pick over berries and chill, uncovered. Rinse only if
necessary, just before serving. Strain infused syrup into a shallow glass
baking dish, cover with plastic wrap and chill in freezer until firm and
lightly crystallized, about 3 hours. You can leave it up to 12 hours in
freezer. Chill glasses. Just before serving, pile berries in chilled
glasses. With a fork, scrape granita into soft chunks and pile on fruit.
Serve at once with cookies on side.

Yield: 4