Simple Lemon Syrup
An intense sweet lemon flavor simple syrup for a variety of dishes and drinks
Equipment
- 1 Water bath canner Any pot large enough to submerge your jars and allow an additional 1 inch of water on the top of the jars will work as a water bath. Be sure to have a lid that fits to hold your heat in.
- 1 Lid lifter
- 1 Jar lifter
- Half Pint Jars
- Nylon strainer
- Large bowl
- Medium pot
- Fresh Lemons
- Sugar
Ingredients
- 8 lbs Lemons
- Sugar
Instructions
- Start by scrubbing and washing your lemons. I soak in a light vinegar bath to remove the wax that is sometimes on them.
- Grab your water bath canner and fill about halfway if making half pints. Set on stove and turn on your burner to begin warming the water.
- Put your clean jars in the oven, turn to 225.
- Put your canning lids in a small pan of water and boil for 5 minutes.
- Cut the lemons in half, and squeeze over a large measuring cup to juice, make sure you enlist someone with a firm grip to help! You want every drop of juice.
- Make sure you note how much juice you get, you'll need equal parts sugar.
- Using a nylon strainer, pour your juice from the bowl into your pot through the strainer to remove seeds and large pulp.
- Measure out equal parts sugar to your juice, and add to the pot, stir, stir, stir to dissolve. Turn your burner onto medium and allow to heat through, to just a boil.
- Using a jar lifter, carefully remove a hot jar from the oven and place securely on counter. Begin filling jars using a canning funnel. Make sure to only add enough syrup to allow for 1 inch of headspace.
- Wipe your rims! Dab a paper towel in vinegar and wipe around the rim of each jar, then put a hot lid on using a lid lifter. Screw on your rings till finger tight.
- If your canner is nice and hot begin adding your jars with a jar lifter to the hot water. Be careful! Set them in gently to avoid splashing.
- Once all your jars are in replace the lid and wait for the water to begin to boil. You want a full rolling boil. After it has begun to boil set your timer for 10 minutes.
- After 10 minutes is up, shut off burner, remove pot from burner and let stand for 5 minutes before removing jars. Again using jar lifter, place very hot jars on a towel on the counter and allow them to cool.
Notes
This syrup is amazing and so versatile. It works for sweetening and flavoring drinks, and countless culinary dishes. The lemon flavor is strong, but the sugar balances it very well. This recipe can be used to make many other simple syrups, all you need is your imagination.