Strawberry Lemonade Concentrate - cooking recipe
Ingredients
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6 cups strawberries, sliced & hulled
4 cups lemon juice (bottled is fine)
6 cups sugar (White)
14 quarts water
Preparation
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Prepare water bath canner.
Sterilize jars & lids for 7 pint jars.
Hull & slice strawberries, about 3 lbs.
Place lemon juice & sugar into large pot.
Add strawberries to pot, stir to combine.
Turn heat to medium high, continue stirring occasionally.
Let juice/sugar/strawberry combination come to 190 degrees (do not let boil).
Add mixture to jars by ladling strawberries into each jar & then adding liquid to within 1/4\" of jar top.
Wipe jar tops with damp cloth to ensure there are no drips to prevent a good seal.
Add jar lids & rings.
Process for 15 minutes in boiling water.
Remove from canning pot & let cool, untouched, overnight.
To serve mix 1 pint concentrate with 2 quarts water, lemon-lime soda, ginger-ale, or soda water.
To store, remove rings & place in a cool, dry, dark (like a pantry) location.
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