Sorbet is a frozen dessert
made from iced fruit puree and other ingredients. Sorbet contains no
milk,
unlike sherbet, ice milk, or ice cream. Sorbets may contain alcohol.
SORBETTO
RECIPES:
 Sorbetto
di Banane
Berry
Sorbet
Peach
Sorbet
Sorbetto
di Fragole
Melon
Sorbetto
Folklore
insists that Nero,
the Roman Emperor, invented sorbet during the first century A.D when he
had runners along the Appian way pass buckets of snow hand over hand
from
the mountains to his banquet hall where it was then mixed with honey
and
wine. The Chinese also have made concoctions made from snow, juice, and
fruit pulp for several thousand years.
Frozen
desserts are believed
to have been brought to France in 1533 by Catherine de Medici when she
left Italy to marry the Duke of Orleans, who later became Henry II of
France.
By the end of the 17th century, sorbet was served in the streets of
Paris,
and spread to England and the rest of Europe.
Sorbet can
be turned into
sherbet by adding milk and egg whites to it before it freezes.
Sorbet is
served as a
non-fat alternative to ice cream.
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