Strawberry Lemonade Concentrate - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    6 cups strawberries, sliced & hulled
    4 cups lemon juice (bottled is fine)
    6 cups sugar (White)
    14 quarts water
Preparation
    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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