Kumq-what?

Today I made the worst sorbet perhaps ever.

It all began when I pointed to a rather large basket of kumquats at the farmer's market and asked, 'how much are these?' 'Two dollars.' 'What?! That is a great price!' I always buy things that are very cheap, even if I don't want them. And so home I came with my kumquats, which promptly started to rot. In desperation I decided to sorbet-them-up (Sig and I got an ice-cream maker for our wedding.) A little boiling, a little blending, a little freezing and tah-dah. Very orange sorbet.

At very first bite, it seemed good. Oh, I thought, how nice and sweet, mmm, and sour, ooo, tangy-smooth, and, and, oh, oh God bitter! So bitter! Argh, the bitter end!

At this moment my mouth is shriveling in what I think is a reaction to so much bitter at once.

I guess I ought to have taken the fact that I could only find one recipe for kumquat sorbet on the entire internet (and that posted by an Australian) to be a bad sign. This will have to go on my list of failed culinary adventures along with the macaroni and cheese made with mayonnaise.

And perhaps it's time for some listening.