Mint Squash Recipe (Mint Syrup for Juice)

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Take citric acid in a bowl, add in 2 tablespoon of lemon juice and mix. Set aside so it melts. Wash mint leaves and strain it completely. Set aside in a sieve.
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Take 3 cups of water in a sauce pan. Bring it to a full boil. Add in the washed mint leaves in a sauce pan, cook for 30 seconds until mint leaves is wilted.
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Now strain the wilted mint leaves through a colander, reserve the strained water.
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Take the strained mint leaves in a blender, add 1 cup of sugar and the reserved water and make it into a fine puree. Once the puree is made, pass it through a sieve and squeeze out the mint juice.
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Take the mint juice in a sauce pan. Add in the remaining sugar and mix well. Bring it to a boil. Simmer the flame and cook for 15 mins or so. Now it must have got little syrupy.
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Add in the citric acid lemon mixture and mix well. Allow the mixture to cool completely. Pour and Store it in an air tight bottle and chill.
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When serving, pour little syrup in a cup and top with ice cold water or soda water and ice cubes. Enjoy.