Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
     1/2           cup  caster sugar
     3/8           cup  water
  4        tablespoons  mint leaves -- less if desired
  1           teaspoon  mint flowers
     1/2                juice of 1/2 lemon
     1/2          pint  double cream -- or
  1 1/4           cups  heavy cream
                        green food colouring -- optional
                        mint leaves and flowers

Preparation:

Dissolve the sugar in the water, then boil for 3-4 minutes to make a light syrup. Put in the mint leaves and flowers and liquidize until smooth. Cool, then strain. Add the lemon juice and stir in the cream. Mix well together, whisking gently. Add a drop or two of food colouring if necessary. Pour into an ice tray and freeze until mushy. Beat well, then freeze until hard. Serve in tall glasses, decorated with sprigs of mint leaves and lots of fresh mint flowers.

Nutritional Information:

173 Calories (kcal); 18g Total Fat; (93% calories from fat); 1g Protein; 2g Carbohydrate; 68mg Cholesterol; 20mg Sodium