Lemon Ice
List of Ingredients
1820'S Recipe: WATER ICE LEMON
3 cups boiling water
2-1/2 cups sugar
juice from 5 lemons
finely grated rind of 1 large lemon
6 cups ice water
1/4 tsp. vanilla
1 cup egg whites
Mix the boiling water with the sugar in a large
heavy saucepan, set over high heat, and boil,
uncovered, without stirring for 10 minutes.
Meanwhile combine lemon juice, lemon rind, ice
water and vanilla in a very large heatproof
mixing bowl. After syrup has boiled 10 minutes
stir in lemon juice mixture.
Beat the egg whites till they form soft peaks,
them beat into lemon mixture. They will not beat
together very well, but will after frozen a while.
Pour into 2 large shallow 13x9x2-in. pans. Set in
freezer. Freeze till mushy, about 1-1/2 hours. Mix
with electric mixer 'til fluffy. Pack into freezer
cartons and return to freezer. Freeze 'til firm.
Fluff it up with a fork before serving.
MAKES 12 TO 14 SERVINGS
Recipe
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