The Stars and the Cookie Jar

This was s'posed to be the first recipe in my new food blog, selkiechow, but I have no idea how to approach S1 and slap up my happy new layout, which is really quite impressive.

So, here in five ingredients is the sherbet I made this weekend. It's not a sorbet or an ice cream; it's exactly like the cheap childhood stuff that comes in gallon plastic buckets.

Orange Sherbet

Special equipment: an ice-cream maker

2 cups flash-pasteurised orange juice such as Odwalla
1 cup sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons orange-flavoured vodka
2/3 cup heavy cream

Combine the first four ingredients in a bowl and whisk until the sugar is dissolved. This will take a minute. Cover the bowl tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate 1 hour for flavours to blend.

Just before you're ready to freeze the sherbet, whip the heavy cream to soft peaks. Add the chilled juice in a thin, steady stream, whisking gently all the while. This will look a complete mess; just aerate the mixture and make sure there are no white streaks remaining.

Pour immediately into your ice-cream maker and churn for 20-25 minutes. When it is soft-frozen throughout, spoon sherbet quickly into an airtight container. Freeze 1 hour before serving.

Makes about 3 cups. Melts fast. Disappears slightly faster.