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Mulberry Lemonade (or limeade)

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This fresh Mulberry Lemonade (or limeade!) is the perfect balance of sweet, tart, and fruity and such a fun way to use mulberries. I love to make a few batches during mulberry season when the mulberries are falling off the trees (literally!). You can also use frozen mulberries to make this any time of year.

  • Total Time: 1 hour
  • Yield: 1 gallon

Ingredients

2 ½ cups (about 590 ml) fresh lemon juice squeezed from about 14 lemons (reserve two of the lemons for the mulberry syrup mixture)

16 ounces mulberries (about 4 cups)

1.5 cups (250 grams) granulated sugar

Enough cold water to make 1 gallon (you should need about 14 cups)

Instructions

Place mulberries, sugar, and the juice of two lemons in a large bowl and stir well to combine. Let this mixture sit at room temperature for a couple of hours or in the refrigerator overnight. The sugar and lemon juice will soften the berries and pull out their juices.

Once the berries have released a lot of juice give them a good mash with a potato masher or a fork.

Strain the mulberry mixture through a mesh strainer - really squash their guts out to get all the juice - and add remaining lemon juice. This is your mulberry lemonade concentrate! Stir well and divide between two half gallon jars (or add it all to a gallon jug if you have one). Top each jar with water. Taste for tartness/sweetness and adjust as needed.

Store in the refrigerator and serve over ice with fresh lemon slices and mulberries.