Celery Aquavit Granita

• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• 12 cup water
• 3 cups celery, cut into chunks
• 14 cup aquavit
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• cayenne pepper
• salt

1. In a small saucepan, combine the sugar and 1/2 cup water.
2. Bring the mixture to a boil, stirring until the sugar is dissolved, and let the syrup cool.
3. In a food processor puree the celery, add the cooled syrup, the Aquavit, lemon juice, cayenne to taste and salt to taste and blend mixture well.
4. Transfer the mixture to a shallow metal pand and freeze it, stirring and crushing the lumps with a fork every 20 minutes, for 2 to 3 hours, or until it is firm but not frozen hard.
5. Scrape the granita with a fork to lighten the texture and serve it in goblets.

white sugar, water, celery, aquavit, lemon juice, cayenne pepper, salt

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/celery-aquavit-granita-416091 (may not work)