• BEFORE YOU START WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW • Alcohol has a crucial effect on frozen desserts because of its low freezing point. Be very careful when adding alcohol – if you add too much it won’t set at all. • When in doubt about using alcohol, spoon a spirit or liqueur over the sorbet just before serving. • Sugar has the same effect on frozen desserts as alcohol. The more sugar a frozen dessert contains, the lower its freezing point and the longer it will take to freeze. • A warm mixture should never be poured directly into a…