Yeah, I get it, it’s stupidly hot outside this week. Wisconsin is not a state that should be teetering into triple-digit temperatures.
Unforunately, it is. The heat has sent local pools to capacity and made back-of-your-knee sweat the official look of August. There are several ways to combat this. Typically I opt for cold beers and a long stay in my air conditioned basement. But even my laziness has limits and, faced with a surplus of raspberries from my backyard (planted by the previous owner and thoroughly unkillable despite my indifference) and respectable Italian beverages, I decided to try something new. Behold, the granita:
