Cosmopolitan Sorbet

Ingredients

• 5.3 cups cranberries fresh thawed (not ; 24 oz)
• 0.3 cup juice of lime fresh
• 2 cups sugar 
• 0.3 cup vodka 
• 2 cups water 
• 2 tablespoons cointreau 

Equipment

• bowl
• sauce pan
• sieve
• ice cream machine

Directions

1. Bring sugar and water to a boil in a 3-quart heavy saucepan, stirring until sugar is dissolved.
2. Add cranberries and simmer, uncovered, until berries are collapsed, 8 to 10 minutes.
3. Pour through a large sieve into a bowl, gently pressing on solids to extract liquid (without forcing pulp through), and discard solids. Cool syrup, then chill, covered, until cold.
4. Stir in vodka, lime juice, and Cointreau and freeze in ice cream maker.
5. Transfer to an airtight container and put in freezer to harden.
6. Sorbet keeps 1 week.