Pear Ices
These may be made with fresh fruit if it is very mellow. and juicy, when it may easily be put through a colander or coarse sieve, or the fruit, stewed in syrup and put through a sieve can be used, letting cool and adding the juice of a lemon or a little wine. Sweet apple cider, grape juice, or perry may be used instead of the syrup with uncooked, mashed pears. The addition of the whipped whites of eggs, when the fruit is partly frozen, will make the ordinary sherbert. Large pears may be hollowed out and the ice served from these instead of from dishes or glasses. A cream may be made with the ice cream or custard foundation given in the Introductory Recipes, adding stewed, mashed, or spiced pears.