MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Pear Sorbet with Vanilla Bean
 Categories: Alcohol, Fruit, Ice cream
      Yield: 6 Servings
 
      4 lb Very ripe Williams or Comice
           -pears; peeled and cored
      2 tb Sugar
      1 c  Water
      2    Vanilla beans;
           -split lengthwise
      5 oz Poire Williams Eau-de-vie
      2    Lemons; juice of
 
  Combine the sugar and water in a nonreactive saucepan. Scrape the
  seeds from the vanilla bean, and add it and the pods to the water.
  Add the pears, bring to a simmer, and cook until soft, about 15
  minutes. Remove pears and puree. Add the eau-de-vie and lemon
  juice to the poaching liquid, then stir in the pear puree. Let
  cool. Freeze in an ice cream maker, or in a metal container for a
  granita texture.

  From: Donna L.
 
MMMMM