Lime Sorbet

Sorbet is easy from scratch. Basically every recipe is combine simple syrup (1:1 sugar:water) and fruit, then freeze, stirring often to break up the ice crystals so the texture is nice. A little booze at the end softens/reduces the ice crystals, too, as alcohol lowers the freezing temperature. Also, it's better if you fold in some stiffly beaten egg whites towards the end -- not surprisingly this helps the texture be more light and airy. 

Lime sorbet is a little different cause you're dealing with juice, not fruit. The limes are organic, from Tammy's folks' trees. Zesting with a microplane is a dream.

Lime Sorbet:

mostly from a Jamie Oliver recipe

1 c water

1 c lime juice

2 c sugar

lime zest, I had zest from 5 about 3" long limes.

1 T tequilla

an egg white

Zest the limes before you juice them. 

Boil up the first 4 ingredients for 5 minutes

Let cool

Put in freezer in low, wide vessel

Stir every 30 min, it takes a while, at least 2 hours

Stiffly beat an egg white with a little sugar, fold in at the end

Add booze at the end.

update I: I wrote up the recipe before I actually finished it. I put in too much booze, it didn't freeze at all! -- Lime sauce is really tasty with yogurt. Not sure if this is a legitimate recipe for sorbet....