How to make concentrated strawberry juice

The First Method:

Ingredients:

2 kilos of strawberries
A kilo and a half of coarse sugar
one lemon juice

Tools:

Clay Cooking Pot

Cheesecloth

Method:

1. Wash the strawberries well.
2. Bring a clay cooking pot and soak strawberries with sugar for 12 hours.
3. Stir from time to time, then strain the juice by using a clean cheesecloth, then add lemon juice to the strawberry juice.
4. Cook over medium heat to boil for 20 minutes.
5. Leave the juice to cool and then put it in a clean bottle with a tight lid.

The Second Method:

Ingredients:

Kilo washed strawberries
3 and a half cups of sugar
one lemon juice
Red food coloring (optional)

Method:

1- Put the strawberries in a blender and mix well

2- Put the sugar in a saucepan over a medium heat, then add the strawberry juice directly on it, stirring from time to time. And remove the foam which appears on the surface of the pot for 10 minutes.

3- Then add the red color and lemon juice with stirring for a few minutes

4- Leave the juice to cool, strain the juice by using a strainer, and put it in a bottle with a tight lid. Then put it in the fridge.

How to prepare the drink for serving:

3 tablespoons of juice per glass of water with ice cubes.

Note: The shelf life of this juice is from (3-5) months if kept it in the refrigerator, or freezer.