Redcurrants are quite tart, which is why many people have trouble simply eating them off of the bush. If you select the best redcurrants for juicing, the juice can be made into juice with the use of a juicer, which in turn can be used to create several different culinary delights such as red currant jelly or red current pie. The juice can also be sweetened with sugar or honey and enjoyed as a refreshing beverage that’s exceptionally rich in Vitamin C.

How to Choose Red Currants for Juice

Redcurrants can grow almost anywhere, and are easy to pick because they grow in strings rather than as individual berries. Harvesting red currants for juicing is most efficiently done with just a pair of small garden scissors. Selecting the best redcurrants for juicing is simply a matter of picking out the plumpest and juiciest of the berries after the strings are cut from the branches. Redcurrants are very prolific as well as quite long-lived, and they will grow in soil that many types of plants will not grow in. Just one or two bushes can supply a family with all the redcurrant juice that they need.

Making Juice From Redcurrants

Making juice from redcurrants is easy if you’ve got a juicer. Freezing the juice to use in winter is a good idea too, because redcurrant juice freezes very well. Some people ad a bit of orange juice to redcurrant juice for an interesting variation in flavor.