Recipe for cooking cranberry ice cream
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Cranberry Ice Cream
1 lb. fresh or frozen cranberries
1/2 to 3/4 c. sugar
1 1/4 c. whipping cream
2 Tbsp. plain yogurt
Put cranberries in a saucepan and pour 1 c. boiling water over. Cover and leave for 5 mins.. Bring to simmering point, cook for 5 mins., turn off the heat and leave for 5 mins.. Bring to simmering point again and cook for 5 mins.. Remove from the heat, stir in the sugar, and reduce to a purée. Let cool.
In a bowl, lightly whip the cream with the yogurt, then fold into the purée. Pour the mixture into a container. Cover and freeze until firm, beating twice at hourly intervals.
About 20 mins. before serving, transfer the ice cream to the refrigerator.
Serves 4.