Original:
Southern Living 1987 Annual Recipes
Modified: Darksied
1/2 cup
sugar
3 tablespoons
dark rum
1 1/4 cups water
2 1/2 cups chopped honeydew
1 tablespoon
lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon
vanilla extract
Combine sugar, rum, and water in a
saucepan; bring mixture to a
boil, and boil until sugar
dissolves.
Boil an additional 3 minutes.
Let
syrup cool.
Combine honeydew, syrup mixture, vanilla, and lemon juice in container of an
electric blender;
puree until smooth.
Pour mixture into an
airtight container, and chill 2 hours until very cold.
About 2 to 3 hours before serving, stir honeydew mixture well, and pour into a 13- x 9- x 2-inch pan.
Freeze mixture 2 to 3 hours or until frozen but not solid, stirring every 30 minutes.
Scrape granita with a fork to separate
crystals, and serve in chilled containers.
Makes 3 1/2 cups.