Sumac Granita

Ingredients:
4 cups of water
4 Tbls Sumac Berries
Sugar - 1/2 cup to keep it tart, 1 cup to keep it sweet, 3/4 for in between

Directions: 
Bring 4 cups of water to a boil. Add sumac berries and sugar and boil for 5-10 minutes, until the sugar is dissolved and the liquid is bright red. 

Let cool to room temperature. Strain and pour into a shallow and long pan. 

Freeze for 30 minutes. Remove from freezer and scrape the ice with a fork. Return to freezer and repeat two more times, this time waiting an hour in between. The granita is ready when it resembles snow. 

We like to keep it tart and finish the granita off with something sweet on top - either rose syrup, sweetened condensed milk or a glass of Prosecco.