Strawberry Italian Ice

The Farm Chicks is featuring Straweberry Week this week and Serena is asking her fans to share strawberry recipes. This recipe is by Jamie Parchman. It was a $400.00 winning recipe in Better Homes and Gardens in 2002. I've been making this every summer since I discovered it. It is so good!

1 cup suger
3/4 cup water
1 Tbsp finely shredded orange peel
2 tsp. finely shredded lemon peel
1 1/2 tsp. finely shredded lime peel
1/3 cup orange juice
3 Tbsp. lemon juice
2 Tbsp. lime juice
4 cups sliced fresh strawberries

In a medium saucepan combine sugar, water and peels. Bring to boil, then reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes. Cool slightly, then strain and discard peels. Stir in orange, lemon and lime juices.
In a blender or food processor combine half of the juice mixture and half of the strawberries. Cover and blend until nearly smooth. Transfer to a 2-quart freezer container. Repeat with the remaining juice mixture and strawberries. Cover and freeze at least 6 hours, stirring once after freezing for 3 hours.
I'm sorry I don't have a photo of the final product, but I ate it all! This year our Puyallup Valley strawberries are extra sweet. So I froze enough to make 2 more double batches. I hope you try this - you will love it.