Step 1

TIP: make sure to choose ripe fruit that are soft (but not too soft). If fruit is not ripe enough, it will not yield much juice. Also remember that room temperature fruit is best to juice.

Step 2

Squeeze juice from lemons and limes. (If you use a juicer, you will get more juice out of each fruit.)

Step 3

Heat up a cup of water until boiling and stir in sugar until dissolved to get simple syrup.

Step 4

Combine citrus juices and simple syrup and stir to mix.

Step 5

Optional: run freshly squeezed juices through a fine mesh strainer to get excess pulp out.

Step 6

Make sure to pour the mix into a glass gar with an air-tight lid. Close the jar with a lid and refrigerate until ready to use.

Step 7

Make sure to store the sweet and sour mix in the refrigerator and use a a glass jar with an air-tight lid.

Step 8

Properly stored, it should last up to 2 weeks.