Sherbet is a frozen dessert made with sugar water and fruit juice or puree, sometimes with wine or alcohol. Pear sorbet is a type of sherbet made with pear juice or puree. Sherbet does not contain dairy and is slowly frozen to create a smooth texture. In some countries, the terms sherbet and sorbet are interchangeable, but in the UK and US, they have different meanings. US sherbets contain dairy, while UK sherbet is a powder added to liquid. A pear sherbet should not contain dairy.
A sherbet is a type of frozen dessert made with sugar water and flavored with fruit in the form of a juice or puree that sometimes contains wine or alcohol. A pear sorbet is a sherbet made with pear juice or puree. Sherbets are similar to sherbets and ice creams, and in some parts of the world, the terms sherbet and sherbet are interchangeable, but usage of these words varies in other areas. Sherbets are often thought of as the same as a type of dessert called “Italian ice.”
Sherbets and ice creams contain dairy products, which distinguishes them from sherbets. Nor does sherbet contain air to lighten the texture. Like sherbets and ice creams, sherbet is made in a way that causes it to freeze slowly, so that the ice crystals are very small, creating a smooth, creamy texture rather than the grainy one characteristic of another similar dessert, granita.
Pear juice or puree is mixed with sugar water to give pear sorbet its flavor. A small amount of wine or other alcohol, such as pear brandy, can also be added to the mix, lowering the freezing point of the sherbet and helping to keep it from becoming too hard once frozen. It is then slowly frozen, often using an ice cream maker. This machine mixes the sherbet as it freezes, keeping the ice crystals very small. Alternatively, the sherbet can be mostly frozen and then placed in a food processor. It is then frozen again and processed several times until the desired texture is obtained.
In most parts of the world, the terms sherbet and sherbet are considered interchangeable, but exceptions exist, particularly in the UK and the US. In the UK a sherbet is a type of powder which is consumed when added to liquid, meaning that a pear sorbet could contain dairy products, although this is unlikely. In the United States, foods labeled as sherbets must contain between 1% and 2% milk fat, making them dairy products. To properly be called a pear sherbet, the concoction will contain no dairy products.
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