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How to Make Sorbet Without an Ice Cream Maker

No freezer? No problem! This four-step DIY trick, from The Useful Book: 201 Life Skills They Used to Teach in Home Ec and Shop, is totally chill.
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Serves 4

Ingredients
  • 1 cup fruit juice or puree
  • 2 cups ice
  • 1 cup rock salt
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 sturdy quart-size zip-top bag
  • 1 sturdy gallon-size zip-top bag


  • Directions
    Pour 1 cup fruit juice or puree into a sturdy quart-size zip-top bag (don't completely fill it; you need room for expansion). Seal tightly. Combine 2 cups ice, 1 cup rock salt, and 1 cup water in a sturdy gallon-size zip-top bag. Insert the smaller bag into the larger bag, taking care not to spill the water mixture. Seal, shake vigorously, then lightly massage the juice inside the ice-water mixture. Repeat for 8 to 10 minutes. Carefully remove the smaller bag, scoop out the frozen dessert, and enjoy!
    From the June 2016 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine
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