Black Cherry Sherbet Food

CHERRY SHERBET

Steps:

• Add cherries to a saucepan with sugar. Bring to a slow boil and cook until cherries are soft and liquid is syrupy. Cool to room temperature.Add cherries and juice to a blender or food processor. Blend until smoooth, stopping short of totally liquefying it if you'd like a little pulp. Add milk, cream, booze, and lemon juice and blend briefly.Freeze according to your ice cream maker's instructions, then transfer to an airtight freezer container and freeze for at least 24 hours before serving. Scoop into a pretty glass and serve. If you're feeling dangerous, mix with a little cold white wine for a delicious "milkshake." Just don't tell anyone I told you to do that.

CHERRY SORBET

Steps:

• Combine sugar and cherries and refrigerate overnight. Place mixture into a blender and puree until smooth. Add lemon juice and pulse until combined. Pour mixture into ice cream machine and churn according to manufacturer's instructions.

OLD-FASHIONED BLACK CHERRY COBBLER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• In mixing bowl, combine cherries, flour and sugar; toss to coat evenly.
• Place in 8" square pan and bake for 25-30 minutes until bubbly.
• Meanwhile, sift flour into bowl; add baking powder, soda, and salt; and cut in chilled butter with pastry blender or 2 knives. When pea-sized texture, add buttermilk -all at once- stir just to blend.
• DO NOT OVERMIX; dough will be tough.
• When cherries are finished baking, remove from oven, drop dough by large spoonsful over cherries, and sprinkle lightly with granulated sugar.
• Return to oven for 25-30 minutes or until topping is done and golden brown.
• Serve hot or cool with whipped cream.

BLACK CHERRY ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Mash cherries slightly with the sugar in a bowl.
• Fold in cream, then taste the mixture and add more sugar or some lemon juice, if necessary.
• Pour the mixture into container. Cover and freeze until firm, beating well after 1 1/2 hours.
• About 30 minutes before serving, transfer the ice cream to the refrigerator.