Comments on: THE MYSTERY BEHIND SHERBET (AND HOW TO PRONOUNCE IT)

By: Laura White

Laura White — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:00:44 +0000

I have never seen Turkey Hill Sherbet in our stores here in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Where can I find it?I would love to try it since sherbet is about all I eat. Please let me know.

By: amy

amy — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:11:36 +0000

i always thought it was pronounced “sherbERT” well, i’m not changin

By: 10family

10family — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 22:09:26 +0000

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. You have settled a long running argument in my household. although I was raised to call it sherbert, I questioned if that was correct or not because of the lack of a second r. so thank you, it turns out I am right.

By: John

John — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 07:01:07 +0000

Sorbet is an English word. It was derived from the Turkish, which sounds like “Shaw-baht”. Having an ending of “et” makes it a target for Frenchifying; so it becomes “SOR-BAY” for someone who knows no better.
Likewise, poor old Roget (roj-it) who was an Englishman who wrote the first thesaurus (thes’ris) was not a Frenchman named Rozhay who wrote a Thes-Oh-rus.
Luckily, while some are trying to Frenchify English, the world has officially adopted English as the standard language. While we are still talking in English, remember we don’t have a word ending in “et” which is pronounced as “ay”

By: mein liebling

mein liebling — Wed, 04 May 2011 23:34:15 +0000

Sherbet and sorbet both have the same Arabic root, sharbat. Sherbet is an English permutation and sorbet is a French permutation. If you want to say something less awkward than \sherbit\ you can say SOR-BAY LAY-TI-AY (sorbet laitier) which is the French designation for sherbet.

By: lolsuz

lolsuz — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 17:15:27 +0000

Tammie, the word sherbet originated from Middle-Eastern words, while the word sorbet came to us from French. English is a young language by world standards, and got most of its words from other, older languages. The pronunciation for the original words influenced how they would be spelled and pronounced in their new English form. That’s why we write enough and not enuff, and any instead of enny. Sherbet and sorbet are no different; we pronounce and spell them the way we do because we’re following the form of the older words they’re descended from.

By: Carla Buckner

Carla Buckner — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:21:43 +0000

Such fond memories of Turkey Hill Rainbow Sherbet. I currently live in New Mexico and do not have access to the wonderful sherbet. I recalled when I lived in Croton on the Hudson, NY and I had begun dating, I had a craving for Turkey Hill Rainbow Sherbet. My date offerred to take me to get some. After we drove, and drove, and drove, he inquired where we had to go to get any. I indicated that the only place that I knew was in Pennslyvannia. He complied with my wishes and when we got to the store in Pennslyvannia, they were out. I spent 15 years with that man until he died of cancer. It was only later that he came to a store near where I lived.

By: Tammie

Tammie — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 05:26:15 +0000

So if sherbet is pronounced like hermit then is sorbet pronounced like orbit? Should it not be sher-bay like sor-bay?

By: Diana Eilam

Diana Eilam — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 16:06:54 +0000

When visiting Pennsylvania a few years ago, I had some “shoe fly pie” whose taste I cannot forget. I think if you make a flavor combining your vanila ice cream with chunks of shoe fly pie it will be wonderful.

By: Kathryn Singleton

Kathryn Singleton — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 02:28:29 +0000

Vanilla Bean sugar free, and fat free is my favorite. If I could eat regular ice cream, I would love every flavor you make.

By: Kathryn Singleton

Kathryn Singleton — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 02:23:21 +0000

These blogs are unreadable.

By: Norma Lopresti

Norma Lopresti — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 16:04:45 +0000

After reading this Turkey Hill blog, I believe I will have ice cream for breakfast!

By: Sylvia Bond

Sylvia Bond — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 15:16:49 +0000

I love raspberry ice cream and can only find it with chocolate chips..do you ever intend to make just plain raspberry? Of course your vanilla ice cream with rapberries on top is wonderful, too.

By: Jean

Jean — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 17:29:21 +0000

HEY WATCH WE HERE ARE CLEVELAND INDIANS FANS SUPPORTERS. YOU SHOULD HAVE HAD ONE DRESSED AS INDIANS ALSO.

By: Stefanie Schmidt

Stefanie Schmidt — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 09:54:36 +0000

This is a great tasting fruity dessert!

By: Christina

Christina — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 22:52:56 +0000

wow, so I’m baffled for saying sherbert my whole entire life! I have a lot of correcting to do for past years! So I’ll eat some and everything will be just peachy! Yum! (Lover of Cherry Duetto)

By: Maryann

Maryann — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 20:24:39 +0000

Great idea! An explanation about Venice ice. I’ll be waiting!!

By: Caroline

Caroline — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 15:57:50 +0000

We also want to know the difference between Italian, Venice, regular ice plus the old street vendor who added syrup to shaved ice.
By the way if some of the vanilla icecream mixes in with my Vinice Rasberry Ice in my Duetto do I have SherBIT?

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 15:10:10 +0000

Good idea Turkey Hill, I would love to hear all about the differences between Venice ice and Italian Ice and isn’t there gelato too (I don’t know if I am spelling that correctly)

By: Turkey Hill Team

Turkey Hill Team — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 12:22:29 +0000

Glad to hear everyone likes our sherbet. And you’re right Dani, Duetto is actually mixed with something called Venice Ice. It’s different from sherbet. That gives me an idea…we should write a blog entry about the differences between sherbet, Venice Ice and Italian Ice.

By: JimFM

JimFM — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 02:48:30 +0000

I have tried both your orange and rainbow sherberts and both are great. I have two questions for you. Do you make a lime sherbert by itself and how many points would this be for weight watchers. I know it can’t be as low as your fat free, sugar free ice cream, but is it lower than regular ice cream ?

By: Artemis

Artemis — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 19:44:04 +0000

I do enjoy sherbet..I sometimes mix it with choco ice cream I like that tangy mix taste! An I do like to add some wet nuts!

By: Maryann

Maryann — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 16:18:27 +0000

I thought sherbert was mixed into Duetto, you learn something new every day. Turkey Hill has great sherbert. My kids eat it in the summer and in the winter when they have a sore throat, and I love it as a thirst quencher. Thanks again Turkey Hill.

By: Dani

Dani — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 14:10:16 +0000

So it’s not actually sherbet that gets mixed with the ice cream in a Duetto flavor, it’s flavored ice. I get it now! Thanks, Ernie!

By: Greg C

Greg C — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 12:21:14 +0000

Nice! Now I have an official link to send people to when they ask me why I pronounce the word sherbet like I do. I just say it like it looks like I should say it! (Although… when I was a kid, I learned—from hearing other people say it—that it was “sherbert”, so it has been an interesting transition to say it the “right” way!)

By the way, this was my “ice cream” of choice last night—Turkey Hill Sherbet! Good timing!