Sauternes Gelee

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Ingredients

2 cups fresh orange, juice, (or pulp free store-bought)

1 juice of 1/2 lemon

2 pkts plain gelatin powder, 1 tbsp=¼ oz=15ml

cup sauternes, (Chateau Reine Carbonnieu)

cup sugar

2 lemon, cut into segments, halved, peeled

1 bn Champagne grape, picked

Preparation

Combine orange juice and lemon juice in a bowl.

Sprinkle with the gelatin.

Let stand for 2 minutes to soften.

Heat Sauternes and sugar in a small saucepan until sugar dissolves.

Stir in gelatin mixtureStir until dissolved.

To make layers of the gelatin and fruit: pour about 2/3 cup gelatin mixture in the bottom of a 3 to 4 cup ceramic terrine.

Chill in the refrigerator for 20 minutes or until mixture starts to firm up.

Sprinkle some of the lemon segments and grapes on top.

Top with 3/4 cup gelatin mixture.

Refrigerate for 20 minutes longer.

Repeat with the remaining gelatin mixture and fruit, ending with the gelatin mixture.

Refrigerate until set, at least 3 hours.

Carefully, dip bottom of terrine in a pan of warm water for 30 seconds.

Unmold and slice.

This refreshing dessert can be made with sliced green and/or red grapes instead of champagne grapes. You'll need a 3- to 4-cup ceramic terrine mold. If you don't want to layer the fruit to the gelee, the fruit will sink to the bottom and it will turn out fine.