Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  2               Cups  water
     1/3           Cup  granulated sugar
  4                     medium-ripe pears (1 1/2 pounds -- peeled, cored and
                        cut into pieces)
                        Juice of 1 lemon
  3        Tablespoons  grappa or pear brandy

Preparation:

Put the water and sugar in a small saucepan and bring to a gently boil over medium heat. Cook until sugar is all dissolved and syrup is medium thick, 6-7 minutes. Transfer syrup to a bowl and cool. Put the pears, lemon juice, grappa or pear brandy, and cooled syrup in a blender, and process until smooth. Pour the misture through a strainer and into the bowl of an ice cream machine and freeze according to the manufacturer's instructions. Spoon into chilled glasses and serv

Nutritional Information:

258 Calories (kcal); 0g Total Fat; (0% calories from fat); 0g Protein; 67g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 15mg Sodium