Apricot-Water Ice

One pound of ripe apricots boiled in half a pint of syrup for ten minutes, and then rubbed through a hair sieve into a basin. Add a few drops of essence of bitter-almonds, the juice of a lemon, and not quite a pint of syrup; freeze, and set up.

Note.—Bear in mind that while ices are being frozen, they must be frequently well worked with the spattle, to render them smooth and give them body.