Comments on: A reconciliation, with sorbet

By: Molly

Molly — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 23:59:00 +0000

Oh <>my<>. Somehow all these comments slipped away from me without my noticing! Last week must have been even busier than I thought! Sheesh. You know how I like replying to comments, dear readers, so please forgive me for this wee delay. Tanna, I have only one thing to say: I feel for you. I really do.Lindy, I hope things are staying in the 75-degree range in Pittsburgh these days - but if not, long live the ice cream maker! Your blueberry version sounds delicious.Thank you, dear Zarah Maria!Wheresmymind, I'm sure that I've said it before, but your wife is one smart cookie.Tony, wow - you and your great recipes! I <>love<> marzipan, so the mere thought of "almond snow" has me feeling a little faint. And then you go and tell me about the pomegranate sorbet, and the honeydew one too, the lemon with saffron! Oh MY. Looks like I'll be trying more "Tony recipes," and happily so! Thank you.Well put, Ellie. Amen to that.You're most welcome, GoodbyeCityLife! I hope it was a success in your kitchen.Susan, I hear you - the blackberries are certainly reason enough to get back here as soon as possible. Hurry!Hannah, you know, listening to your < HREF="http://haeshu.blogspot.com/2006/08/in-greenwood.html" REL="nofollow">recording of the cicadas in Greenwood<> - I still can't believe you did that! - actually made me feel nostalgic for them, if only for a second! Thank you for that second.Shari, if you ever need a dose of Northwest summer, you know who to call...Monisha, I know what you mean - all these icy cold treats almost make me want a hot and humid summer! Almost. Thanks so much for reminding me of that cookbook, Grant. I've been meaning to pick it up for a while now, and really, what better time? The market is full of plums just waiting to be made into sorbet...Thank you, Natalia! Summer is my favorite season too.LAA, where have you been, young lady? Staying home with the Rama peaches, eh? You'd better get back to the mat, even if you bring along a mouthful of peaches.Thank you, ashb - and lovely to meet you, my fellow Seattlite! You know, I think I may have seen your wares at Velouria...Peabody, I can only imagine what a relief Seattle summers must be to you, even if you <>would<> still like some AC. Phew!Too funny, Alice Q! My grandmother says "hotter than hinges" sometimes too - does yours ever use that one? It kills me.Thank you, Dianka!Jenjen, I've been wanting to visit Sydney for a while now, and I'll be sure to beware of the heat. For now, though, I hope winter isn't giving you too hard a time...That's the spirit, LPC! Don't let a little cool spell stop you. Onward with the sorbet, white peach or otherwise! [Yours sounds wonderful, by the way.]Run Around Paris, I hope you do try it - and if so, please let me know what you think...Julie, it sounds as though you have it made in the summer department - well, maybe minus that Florida humidity. I wish Seattle had summer year-round!maryeats, that's amazing - and horrifying! You need ear plugs? Wow. I thought Oklahoma's cicadas were loud, but you win the prize - err, if you can really call it a prize. You know what I mean.bcinfrance, it sounds like you know <>exactly<> what I mean. Hope you had a great trip!Melissa, I have an idea: how about next summer, when you come to see your parents, Brandon and I take the ferry over and the three of us pick those blackberries and whip up something tasty? What do you say? <>Pleeeease<>?Lobstersquad, oh, I wish Oklahoma were like Madrid - culture-wise, at least! I do love my hometown, but mainly because it's my hometown, and not for much else. Spain sounds much more my speed, although I would sort of miss Oklahoma's cowboys, chicken-fried steaks, and oil wells. Thank you, Keiko! I hope you like the sorbet...

By: keiko

keiko — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 13:23:00 +0000

Hi Molly – this is such a beautiful sorbet, the colour is just gorgeous! We’ve got loads of blackberry trees in our allotment and have been enjoying them – I’m going to try this recipe with next harvest 🙂 Oh and happy belated anniversary too!

By: lobstersquad

lobstersquad — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 18:27:00 +0000

oklahoma sounds exactly like madrid, down to the annoying ciacadas and the sweater on hand in case of movies or restaurants. You´re so lucky to live in the coast now

By: Melissa

Melissa — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 00:27:00 +0000

Hello, my dear! I probably don’t need to tell you how much I agree with your assessment of PNW summers! The more places I live, the more I appreciate how rare that perfect combination of temperature, humidity and great produce actually is. It almost makes up for those eight months of rain, doesn’t it? 😉And that sorbet, gorgeous! My parents have a huge blackberry bush outside the front door, and now I’m kicking myself that I didn’t do anything more with them than just pick a few on my way in and out…

By: bcinfrance

bcinfrance — Sun, 20 Aug 2006 13:07:00 +0000

Just got back from a summer in Olympia and I heartily agree with your post! There’s something about summer in the Pacific Northwest..

By: maryeats

maryeats — Sat, 19 Aug 2006 01:39:00 +0000

Oh molly, I know your cicada pain! In South Korea they are so loud that it is impossible to sleep. I have ear plugs to get through the month of august. Isn’t it amazing that something so small can make that much noise?

By: Tony

Tony — Sat, 19 Aug 2006 01:23:00 +0000

As promised here is the pomegranate and wine sorbet and also two others with fragrant compbinations.(1) Pomegranate sorbetCombine 600ml pomegranate juice, the juice of a sweet orange and 300ml of a full bodied red wine. Add to a sugar syrup made with 180g sugar and 90-120ml water. Freeze. No one will guess the ingredients due to an exotic flavour. Fresh pomegranate juice is easy (if potentially messy!) to make. Slice in half and juice with a citus juicer while wearing red clothes or swimming togs....(2) Lemon sorbet with saffron.This is lemon sorbet of an extraordinary colour and a hint of the ocean. Corn syrup also in this recipe to smooth out the crystals.Combine 1.75 cups of water with 1.5 cups sugar over heat. Add crushed saffron threads (to taste) and allow to infuse fo 5-10 minutes. Add 1.25 cups of lemon jice and 5 tablespoons of corn syrup. Freeze.and last (3) Green honeydew sorbet with orange blossom water.I was inspired to make this after having a melon salad in Spain.Take a very ripe honeydew (green melon) blend with sugar syrup and add orange blossom water (up to half a tsp). Freeze.The beauty of sorbets is the subtle flavour variation that can be achieved. Can't wait for summer!

By: Julie

Julie — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 20:53:00 +0000

I love summer too! I love it so much that I live in Florida so I can swim in the ocean year-round. I do envy the fact that you don’t need air-conditioning on most days, though. The sorbet is gorgeous.

By: Run Around Paris

Run Around Paris — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 00:18:00 +0000

The color of this sorbet is amazing…I can almost taste it! I can’t wait to try out your recipe.

By: LPC

LPC — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 17:52:00 +0000

I love that deep purple color of the framboise sorbet. I made my first sorbet three weeks ago: it was white peaches with sugar and lemon juice and zest… and yes, it was a little icy. I’ll take your advice and add corn syrup the next time it gets hot enough for a sorbet… unfortunately Paris is now under a cold spell. 🙁 It dropped to 12degC last Sat and we pulled out our jumpers. But what the heck – there’s always space for sorbet. 🙂