1 quart strawberries.

2 cups sugar.

3 cups water.

Cover the strawberries with the sugar and let them remain some time to form a thick red syrup. Pick out a few of the berries to be mixed in the ice at last. Rub the rest through a strainer into the freezer with the syrup and add the water. Freeze without much beating if a crimson ice is wanted, and add coloring if necessary. Throw the reserved berries on top of the strawberry ice in the freezer and mix them in when the ice is to be served.

Cost of material - strawberries 25, sugar 10, ice and salt 15; 50c for 3 pints or from 8 to 16 plates or glasses, or 3 or 4 cents each.