A week ago my best friend and a friend of ours went out searching for the best strawberries we coudl find. We came home with 38 pounds of berries and spend the afternoon capping, cutting and lightly smooshing them. They spent a few days in the freezer as I've found that greatly increases the amount of juice you get from them. Today I mixed the berries with 10# of sugar, some water and the additives. Thought I'd share a picuture. The smell and color are incredible. I can't wait to see how this turns out.