Summer is upon us, so go ahead and make a nice, icy fruit treats for those hot summer days coming up:

– 1/2 cup sugar

– Juice of 2 lemons

– 1.5 kilograms of watermelon

– 1 cup water

Directions:

– Peel, deseed and chop the watermelon.

– Mix sugar and water in a pan and stir constantly, bringing the mixture to boil then reduce heat to  low and simmer for 5 minutes.

– Remove from heat and let it cool completely.

– Put the watermelon and lemon juice in a food processor, mixing until smooth then pour in the sugar and water mixture and blend.

– Place the mixture in a metal pan and freeze for 30 minutes.

– Stir the mixture and return to freezer, repeating the procedure every 20 minutes.

– When all liquid is frozen, serve immediately.