Date: Wed, 26 Jul 1995 11:55:33 -0300

From: Chris Brooks chris[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]HSCC.KUNIV.EDU.KW

Subject: Re: sherbe(r)t



My Kuwaiti students inform me that sherbet in the Arab world is

the thick concentrate from a reddish fruit like strawberry which is

often served at Egyptian weddings. The sherbet is mixed with sugar

and water, as several ADS-ers have noted, and served. The Arabic

root is s^ / r / b . Apparrently there are other sherbets made

from nuts, like almonds. This is called 'sherbet bedan.'



Here in Kuwait it is currently 47 C degrees outside, and I could

really go for a sherbet right now! chris brooks