Lime Italian Ice - water

Method

• Fill a large bowl with ice water.
• Place another bowl inside so it's surrounded on all sides by the ice water.
• In a medium saucepan, bring water and sugar to a boil.
• When sugar has dissolved, remove from heat and add lime juice.
• Pour into bowl sitting in the ice bath to cool lime mixture, about 15 minutes.
• Pour mixture into a 10 by 12-inch baking dish that's sitting on a sheet tray and put in the freezer.
• After 1 1/2 hours, remove from freezer and scrape the ice with a fork, being sure to mix the softer center with the more frozen outer edges.
• Put back into the freezer for another 1 1/2 hours.
• Before serving, scrape again using the fork.