Within a month, a strawberry drink will be ready, dispelling sorrows.

Outside the window is mid-June, and in the midst of the berry season. So it's time to make a strawberry drink. On hot summer days, fragrant strawberry liqueur will refresh and add to your mood. Winter will be a great reminder of the summer.



Strawberry Drink Ingredients

• 1.2 kg of fresh strawberries
• 500g sugar
• 600 ml strong drink
• peel and juice of one lemon

Preparation

1. To avoid unpleasant surprises, strawberries should be thoroughly washed. And then send for 5-15 minutes in cold water.
   
   
   
2. Then remove the tails. If the berries are large, cut them into two parts.
   
   
   
3. Put the peeled strawberries in a large bowl.
4. Put sugar on her. Depending on the amount of strawberries, you can make 2-3 layers of sugar so that all the berries are sprinkled with sugar sand.
   
   
   
5. Stir the strawberries slightly so as not to damage the delicate berries.
6. After that, tightly cover your container with food film and leave in a dark place for 2 days.
7. During this time, at room temperature, berries will begin to ferment. It's normal.
   
   
   
8. Put the berries together with the juice in a jar with a tight lid. Pour strawberries with a quality forty-degree drink. It should be expensive enough not to have any unpleasant taste. And from its quantity will depend on the strength of the resulting liquor. So fans of “stronger” can slightly increase the volume specified in the recipe.
   
   
   
9. Stir the berries with a spoon, cover the can with a lid and send it to the refrigerator or cellar. The more the drink stands there, the more intense its taste and aroma will be. Yes, you can try liquor even after 2-3 days. But for a refined taste, it will take more time and another ingredient.
10. After a week, cut off one lemon peel and squeeze the juice. Add zest and lemon juice to a jar of liquor. Stir it well. Close the jar with a lid and send it to the same cool place for another 2-3 weeks.
    
    
    

Tasting the drink through folded in several layers of gauze. It is thick, viscous and delights with its bright color. And to get acquainted with the recipe in more detail, watch the video from the culinary YouTube channel Oksana Levi.


Pour the resulting transparent liquor into bottles. The strawberry retains all its aroma. Therefore, opening a bottle in winter, you immediately remember summer, berry bushes and this incomparable strawberry taste! Bon appetit!

How to refresh and quench your thirst in the hot summer? Sweet juices, soda, kvass? We offer a useful alternative – homemade cold tea. This refreshing drink can be prepared in many ways, and its bright appearance is quite capable of decorating your festive table!