Name: Plum Soup with Honeydew Tarragon Ice
Cook time: 20 minutes
Total time: 1 1/4 hours
Yield: Makes 4 dessert servings
Ingredients: 2 cups water; 1 cup sugar; 1/3 cup packed fresh tarragon sprigs, crushed; 2 cups (1-inch cubes) peeled seeded honeydew melon; 2 lb chilled firm-ripe red or black plums, halved and pitted; 2 teaspoons fresh lime juice, or to taste; an ice cream maker

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Plum Soup with Honeydew Tarragon IceRita Maas

This recipe makes more honeydew ice than you'll need for the soup, but it's also terrific spooned into our plum limeade. And this dish, like the limeade, is one that you'll want to serve right away so that the soup won't begin to darken.

Cooks' note:

·Honeydew ice can be made 1 week ahead.

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