# Help! Seeking "Gin Fizz" made with Orange Sherbet! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 6, 2017, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-seeking-gin-fizz-made-with-orange-sherbet/790621 "2017-07-06T17:07:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kath94](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/67e7ee/32.png) [@kath94](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kath94)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-seeking-gin-fizz-made-with-orange-sherbet/790621/1 "2017-07-06T17:07:05Z")
So, there has always been this tradition in my family to make orange gin fizzes around Christmas time. No clue why it was a Christmas tradition, but it’s a recipe that was handed down for generations. It was always served in the same silver-plated goblets with matching coffee-type ewer. Tradition. My mother is the last of her generation & she possesses the servingware, but the recipe didn’t seem to be written down anywhere, and it’s lost to the ages. Even Google is failing me. Does anyone have a recipe for a “gin fizz” made with orange sherbet? All I can remember is that it contained gin (duh) and eggs or egg yolks along with store-bought orange sherbet which was melted down & added to the mix. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Devil_s_Grandmother)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2017, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-seeking-gin-fizz-made-with-orange-sherbet/790621/2 "2017-07-10T20:40:47Z")
If it’s possible the surprise ingredient is _surprise, no sherbet!_ try searching for a [Ramos Gin Fizz](http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2012-05-29/entertainment/bs-b-0530-drink-20120529_1_langermann-orange-flower-water-dry-gin). Or leave out the orange flower water and cream from the linked recipe and add a scoop of sherbet. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2017, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-seeking-gin-fizz-made-with-orange-sherbet/790621/3 "2017-07-10T20:54:58Z")
Are you sure it was made from [sherbet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorbet#Distinction_from_sherbet) and not [sherbet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherbet_(powder))? ---
**Author:** ![kath94](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/67e7ee/32.png) [@kath94](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kath94)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2017, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-seeking-gin-fizz-made-with-orange-sherbet/790621/4 "2017-07-10T22:08:47Z")
> [@The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](#): > > If it’s possible the surprise ingredient is _surprise, no sherbet!_ try searching for a [Ramos Gin Fizz](http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2012-05-29/entertainment/bs-b-0530-drink-20120529_1_langermann-orange-flower-water-dry-gin). > > Or leave out the orange flower water and cream from the linked recipe and add a scoop of sherbet. Thanks for the suggestion. The Ramos Gin Fizz is all I could find in my internet searches, but it’s nothing like the recipe I’m searching for. Will have to experiment. > [@thelurkinghorror](#): > > Are you sure it was made from [sherbet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorbet#Distinction_from_sherbet) and not [sherbet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherbet_(powder))? Only as sure as the store-bought orange sherbet half gallon blocks we used to buy at Thrifty. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2017, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-seeking-gin-fizz-made-with-orange-sherbet/790621/5 "2017-07-10T22:32:23Z")
In that case, I’d start with a standard gin fizz recipe, except cut the simple (or gomme) syrup drastically and sub sherbet. Might take a few tries, but you can drink the results. For science! ---
**Author:** ![kath94](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/67e7ee/32.png) [@kath94](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kath94)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2017, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-seeking-gin-fizz-made-with-orange-sherbet/790621/6 "2017-07-11T23:06:54Z")
For Science! (raises a glass)