Sorbet à la Sicilienne (Watermelon Sorbet Served in the Fruit)

Ingredients

• 1 watermelon
• Maraschino
• Crushed ice or a block of ice

Instructions

1. Keep a good green watermelon in the cooler for 3 hours.
2. One hour before serving, open it at the top as described at « Melon en surprise ».
3. Remove the seeds and filaments.
4. Detach the pulp with a silver spoon without taking it out of the watermelon.
5. Sprinkle the pulp with maraschino and return the watermelon to the cooler.
6. Set the watermelon on crushed ice or on a block of ice.
7. Serve the pulp in sorbet glasses in front of the guests.