Sorrel Drink

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups dried red hibiscus fresh edible flowers or 5 red zinger tea bags
• 4 inches cinnamon sticks
• 10 whole cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed allspice
• 6 inches peeled fresh gingerroot, pieces (2 (3 inch)
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup water

Recipe

• 1 to make sorrel drink: bring all ingredients and 4 cups water to a boil in saucepan.
• 2 reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer 10 minutes.
• 3 cool, strain, and chill.
• 4 to make simple syrup: bring sugar and water to a boil in small saucepan.
• 5 stir to dissolve sugar, and simmer 1 minute.
• 6 cool.
• 7 pour sorrel drink over ice. serve with pitcher of simple syrup for guests to sweeten drinks to taste.