754. Gelato di Limone

Lemon Ice

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

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By Pellegrino Artusi

Published 1998

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Ingredients

  • 300 grams (about 10-½ ounces) of fine white sugar
  • ½ a liter (about

Method

If possible, it is better to use garden lemons because they are more fragrant and better tasting than imported lemons, which often taste a little off.

Put the sugar and some pieces of lemon peel in the water, and boil for ten minutes in an uncovered saucepan. When the syrup has cooled, squeeze in the lemons, one at a time, tasting the mixture to be sure that it is not too sour; strain i