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Prepared this way, the jars have a shelf life of 18 months to 2 years, and require no special attention.
The most important step! You should choose the best fruit you can get and make far better juice. Don't get me wrong, it is fine to use small fruit and less attractive varieties, as long as they are firm and unspoiled!
You can pick your own, or buy them at the grocery store. But for large quantities, you'll find that real* farmer's markets, like the Farmer's Market in Forest Park, Georgia have them at the best prices, like the Atlanta-Forest park Georgia State Farmer's Market and orchards in the Florida, Texas and California.
You'll get about 12 to 20 quarts of lemon juice per bushel of lemons. Count on 15 or 16 quarts per bushel.
* - not the cutesy, fake farmer's markets that are just warehouse grocery stores that call themselves farmer's markets.
I'm sure you can figure out how to wash the fruit in plain cold water. If you have a juicer or squeezer, it obviously makes it much easier. If you don't have a juicer, don't fret, just peel the fruit (as shown in the photo), then chop or crush the fruit with a potato masher and continue to the next step.
Squeeze juice from fruit, using a squeezer that does not press the oil from rind (the oil has a bitter taste). If you have a juicer, you can use it on the peel fruit.
If you desire (I don't) you may sweeten with 2 tablespoons sugar, honey, Stevia (in a prepared form like Truvia, it measures same as sugar; if you use another form, you'll need do your own conversion) - or Splenda, if you prefer, or whatever you prefer for each quart of juice; or do as I do and pack without sugar.
If you want pulp-free juice and you didn't use a juicer in step 4 that separates the pulp, you want to separate the liquid from the pulp (and seeds, stems, etc. ) There are quite a variety of ways to filter the lemons.
Unfiltered juice:
Filtered juice:
Pour juice into containers immediately. To avoid development of off-flavors, pack juice in glass jars. Leave 1/2 inch headspace.
Seal and freeze. Be sure the jars are upright. I leave the lids on loosely, until they freeze solid, then I tighten them. That helps to avoid breakage.
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