How to Make Orange Juice from Frozen Concentrate

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In this video, learn how to make orange juice from frozen concentrate—an easy, budget-friendly way to serve fresh-tasting juice in minutes. Just mix one can of frozen orange juice concentrate with three cans of cold water, stir well, and serve over ice.

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00:00You know you had a southern grandmother when the only orange juice you were having at her house

00:04was orange juice from concentrate. A lot of my friend's grandparents only exclusively used

00:12orange juice from concentrate. They were never buying a fresh jug of the good stuff. Southern

00:19grandmothers would not waste money on freshly squeezed orange juice when the freezer stuff

00:25from concentrate would get you something just as delicious. They invented these canned frozen

00:31juices from concentrate during World War II as a way to get fresher orange juice over to soldiers

00:39overseas. And anything to save money during these times when money was really tight, they were all

00:45about it. And there are just some customs that southern grandmothers cannot let go of. Nowadays,

00:52I like to keep the frozen oranges from concentrate can in my freezer in the event that I'm going

00:57to need to make some punch. I would not be able to tell the difference between this and something

01:03straight from a jug that I bought at the grocery store. Y'all, southern grandmothers, they're

01:07gems among us and we need to hold on to them because this little secret is a good one.

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