Lifestyle Desk. Half of the month of February has passed and the heat of the sun is beginning to be felt. As the mercury rises, the prices of lemons will also start skyrocketing in the market. Every year in May-June, a lemon worth Rs 10 reaches Rs 20 to Rs 30. In such a situation, it is better that you make preparations now instead of losing your pocket during the peak summer season. If you also want to be able to drink cheap and fresh lemonade throughout the summer, then this desi recipe by Burhanpur’s expert Phulabai is going to be very useful for you. With just a little wisdom, you can keep lemon juice fresh for months. Sunlight will do wonders, extract the juice like this. To store lemon for a long time, the most important thing is to choose the right method. Buy fresh yellow lemons from the market without blemishes. Wash them thoroughly, wipe them and then extract their juice in a plastic vessel. Now filter this juice and fill it in a clean and dry glass jar. Glass vessel is considered safer than plastic bottle. Keep this Barani in strong sunlight for 5 to 6 hours daily. You have to do this process continuously for 15 days. There is natural preservation in the juice due to the heat of the sun, due to which it does not spoil at all for 3 to 4 months. Adding sugar will further increase the shelf life. If you want the taste of the juice to become even better and it lasts longer, then add some sugar to it. While extracting the juice, dissolve sugar in it and then fill it in a glass jar and keep it in the sun. Sugar acts as a natural preservative. The juice prepared in this way not only avoids spoilage, but whenever you make sherbet, you will not have to do the hard work of dissolving sugar separately. Due to these 2 mistakes, all the hard work will go waste. Special care has to be taken of cleanliness while storing lemon juice, otherwise there is a fear of fungus developing. According to experts, keep two things in mind: Enemy of water: There should not be even a drop of water in the vessel in which you are extracting or storing the juice. Moisture can spoil the juice immediately. Cleanliness of hands: Do not use dirty or wet hands while extracting juice or keeping the jar in the sun. By adopting these easy methods, you can beat the heat even in the scorching heat and enjoy cold lemon water every day.