Orange Rum Sherbet

Served with a flaming sugar cube!

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Ingredients:

• 2 tsp. plain gelatin

• 3/4 C. cold water

• 3/4 C. sugar

• 1 C. orange juice

• 1 1/2 C. lime or lemon juice

• 1/2 C. light rum

• 1 T. grated orange rind

• Pinch of salt

Preparation:

• Soften gelatin in 1/4 C. of the water.

• Combine remaining water and sugar and boil 1 min.

• Add

• gelatin and stir until dissolved.

• Add the rum, orange & lime juice, orange rind, and salt.

• Strain and cool.

• Pour into ice­ cube tray and freeze into a mush.

• Place in a chilled bowl and beat with rotary beater until smooth. Return to freezer until almost firm. (Too hard a sherbet has an unpleasant texture.)

• Serve in stemmed glasses, topped with fresh orange sections, and a cube of sugar saturated with rum and flamed.

• 6 servings.