Name: Granny Smith, Ginger, and Basil Granita
Cook time: 20 minutes
Total time: 4 1/2 hours
Ingredients: 4 1/2 lb Granny Smith apples; 1 (500-mg) tablet vitamin C, crushed; 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice; 1 (2-inch) piece peeled fresh ginger; 1/2 cup sugar; 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh basil; Special equipment: a juicer (optional; see cooks' note, below)

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Granny Smith, Ginger, and Basil GranitaRomulo Yanes

The vitamin C used in this recipe prevents the apple juice from browning.

Cooks' notes:

·Granita is best served the day it is made, but it will keep, covered and frozen, 3 days (rescrape to lighten texture again if necessary).
·If you don't have a juicer, you can still make this granita, though it will be the color of sparkling cider and the flavor won't be as crisp. Substitute 3 1/2 cups sparkling cider (nonalcoholic) for homemade apple juice and reduce sugar to 1/4 cup. Juice ginger by finely grating, then forcing pulp through a fine-mesh sieve to squeeze out juice.

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