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Ingredients

  • 6 cups water
  • 6 hibiscus tea bags
  • 2 lbs strawberries, hulled and halved
  • 14 cup sugar, plus
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 14 cup lemon juice, plus
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice (from 3 lemons)
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup water

Method

  • SIMPLE SYRUP:.
  • Bring sugar and water to a boil in a small saucepan, stirring to dissolve sugar.
  • Let cool completely, and refrigerate for up to 1 month.
  • LEMONADE:.
  • Bring water to a simmer in a small saucepan.
  • Remove from heat, add tea bags, and steep for 30 minutes.
  • Discard tea bags, and pour into a pitcher.
  • Let cool completely.
  • Combine strawberries and sugar in a heatproof bowl set over a pot of simmering water.
  • Heat until strawberries release their juices, about 25 minutes.
  • Strain through a sieve into a pitcher.
  • (Stir gently, but do not press strawberries, or juice will become cloudy).
  • Add lemon juice and simple syrup to pitcher and stir to combine.
  • Divide juice among ice-filled glasses, or refrigerate for up to 3 days.