Sorbets I’m Dreaming Of
Am eating the aforementioned rhubarb sorbet over a pile of lightly crushed nilla wafers - delightful! The rhubarb isn’t actually from my yard, but it could be, in theory, if I were eating my plants rather than nursemaiding them through a summer heat they’re not at all built to handle. Sorbet is remarkably simple, once you’ve gotten past the whole “having an ice cream maker” issue, and it’s cold, and it’s tasty. So now it’s time to play the “make a sorbet out of everything in my garden” game:
- Provençale Herbed Tomato Sorbet
- Watermelon sorbet - not that I expect any actual watermelons from a plant with barely four hours of direct sun, but it’s the thought that counts.
- Mint sorbet, and for safety’s sake, green grape mint sorbet, verjus-mint sorbet, green pea mint sorbet, and coconut mint sorbet. Mint can be invasive.
- Marjoram sorbet - marjoram, oregano, whatever.
- Apricot sorbet
- Prickly pear sorbet - actually the prickly pear is in my backyard neighbor’s garden, but she’s said I can have all her fruits. I have the awesomest backyard neighbor!
- Lavender sorbet
- Rhubarb sorbet - in English this time.
- akvavit pepper sorbet - not actually growing rose pepper, but… whoa.
- raspberry and red bell pepper sorbet - bell peppers, that’s what I was going for, but simple this ain’t.
- Corn, green bean and zucchini sorbet recipes are not forthcoming. Stupid Internet, what good are you anyway?
- Beer sorbet - it doesn’t grow in the garden, per se, but I do put it out to catch earwigs and slugs.
Kat wrote:
Ooh, I love making (and eating) sorbet. I doubt you have the proper ingredients for this growing in your garden, either, but I recommend champagne sorbet, too. Note: it is simple to make, but if you drink some of the champagne first, you won’t care if it comes out a bit off…
Posted 18 May 2020 at 7:25 pm ¶
yami wrote:
Well, there are some grape vines from my fabulous neighbor’s garden growing on my side of the wall, but I don’t think they’re champagne grapes.
I wonder if a pie tin of champagne would trap slugs?
Posted 18 May 2020 at 9:33 pm ¶
Ferro Lad wrote:
I’m very surprised that the receipe for zucchini sorbet isn’t out there somewhere, having had not a little experience with eating zucchini ice cream (and yes, I [kinda] know the difference…)
Posted 19 May 2020 at 7:18 am ¶
yami wrote:
There was a very tantalizing reference to zucchini-lemon sorbet served at the Vermont Zucchini Festival… but, shoulda tried for zucchini ice cream. Was it tasty?
Posted 19 May 2020 at 8:08 am ¶
Ferro Lad wrote:
I’m probably not the guy to get an unbaised appraisal of zucchini ice cream from , having had it during a period of my life when I was (out of some measure of economic necessity) also eating zucchini bread, zucchini soup, zucchini pudding, etc., etc., ad nauseum — as I can recall, tho’, it twernt so bad (having started said time period loathing the veggie in question, and now, due to such unintendedly well-targeted aversion therapy, still carrying on the loathing process…)
Posted 22 May 2020 at 12:59 am ¶
Simon wrote:
“catch earwigs and slugs…”
… to make earwig and slug sorbet! Yum!
Posted 22 May 2020 at 3:34 am ¶