Strawberry juice

Ingredients needed:

• 2 kg of strawberries,
• 1 kg of sugar,
• 20 ml of lemon juice,
• 1 pack of citric acid,
• 2 liters of water.

Technology:

Strawberries are washed and mashed. Boil sugar with water for about 20 minutes. Add strawberries and cook for another 30 minutes. Stir the pot and cook for another 20 minutes. Add lemon juice and citric acid, and cook for the last 20 minutes. The juice is poured into bottles while hot.

Acacia, strawberry and mellisa syrup

Ingredients: 25 acacia flowers, 1 kg of strawberries, 8-10 mellisa leaves, 3 liters of water, 2.3 kg of sugar, 2 packs of citric acid.

Technology: Acacia flowers are soaked in 2 liters of water, adding 2 kg of sugar, mellisa and citric acid. The mixture is left for 24 hours, stirring periodically until the sugar dissolves. Strawberries are washed and cut into pieces. They are topped with 1 liter of water and 300 g of sugar. The mixture is put on a moderate heat until it boils, and then it is cooked for another 10 minutes. The two juices are squeezed through a thin cloth and mixed. After cooling, they are poured into bottles, which are stored in a dark and cool place. When consumed, add lemon and ice as desired.