By: Jason Maxwell
Submitted: 2010-07-22 02:14:57 | Word Count: 465
Each country throughout the world is famous for something that they are good at. For instance, when it comes to cuisines, Italy is known for their pasta and their delicious Italian ice treats. If you have always wanted to try some of these treats, try making them yourself. Here are a few easy recipes.
The Basics
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Things you need to prepare:
A cup of orange, lemon or pineapple juice with 1 and 1/4 cups of sugar already added, a maraschingo cherry for garnishing and 2 cupes of water.
Do the following:
First, you have to mix sugar and water and boil them in a saucepan. Stir the mixture continually until the sugar crystals are completely dissolved. Then let it cool. Add the juice then stir. Once done, pour down into a freezer- safe container. Then put into the freezer for approximately 4 hours. During this time, stir it occasionally until it becomes completely frozen. Then serve.
Making Fruit Juice
Things needed:
2 cups of any type of sugar, 2 cups of your favorite juice and 4 cups of distilled water or tap water.
Steps:
Mix 4 cups of water and sugar in a saucepan. Put on top of the flame and let it heat up. Continually stir the mixture until the sugar crystals are completely dissolved. Then let it boil for about 5 minutes. Set aside and let it cool. Once it has cooled down, you can then add your juice and then put in the freezer. Then stir it occasionally until frozen.
The ever famous Fruit Punch
Ingredients:
1 bottle of fruit punch (best if chilled), 3-5 Italian Ice (of any flavor you love), 1 bottle of sprite or 7-up soft drink
Procedure:
Mix the fruit punch and the sprite or 7up in a container. Then let the Italian Ice float on top and serve.
Lemon
Things you'll need:
1 pint of clean water, 3 large of ripe lemons, about 1/2 teaspoon of lemon peel grated, and about 3/4 pound of granulated sugar
Procedures:
Mix water, sugar and lemon peel in a saucepan and boil them together. Simmer uncovered for about ten minutes. Then, remove from heat and let it cool. Squeeze the lemons and remove the seeds if there are any. Add the lemon juice to the cooled syrup. Add sugar if there is any need to. To neutralize the level of acidity in the food, water can be added. Put in freezer while stirring it occasionally to make it fluffy.
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