When fruit picking season rolls around, its hard to deal with all of the strawberries. This is a simple use that preserves the taste of summer for all year long. Canning the Concentrate lets it store for 6 months or more.
Easy to use, take out a jar of concentrate and add 3x amount of water (1 part concentrate / 3 parts water). Add ice and you have a taste of summer.
This recipe is straight from the Ball website.
Strawberry Lemonade Concentrate
Something to do with fresh/frozen strawberries. Reminds me of summer
Ingredients
- 6 Cups Fresh Strawberries Fresh is best, but frozen works. Puree/blend until smooth
- 6 Cups Sugar
- 4 Cups Lemon Juice Fresh squeezed is best (16-20) lemons but bottled works.
Instructions
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If Canning/Preserving, prepare 7 pint jars
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Measure out All of the ingredients and put them into a pot
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Heat to 190 degrees – shy of boiling
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Can immediately – in pint jars – leave 1/2 inch headroom and process for 15 minutes
Recipe Notes
This is a basic 3/3/2 recipe. So its easily modifiable.
To use concentrate, its 1 part concentrate to 3 parts water. Add ice.
