Jamaican Hibiscus Iced Tea

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups water
• 1/4 cup hibiscus fresh edible flower, dried
• 1/4 cup sugar cane, raw
• 1 1/2 cups cold water
• 1/8 cup sugar (or to tast)
• 2 teaspoons lime juice
• 1 lime, thinly sliced (garnish)

Recipe

• 1 becareful -- hibiscus has the potential to stain just about anything it comes in contact with. pick a pot that won't stain.
• 2 in an old pot bring 2 cups of water to a boil.
• 3 remove the pot from heat and add the dried flowers and sugar.
• 4 steep with the lid on for 10 minutes, stirring once or twice.
• 5 make sure sugar has dissolved.
• 6 pour the mixture through a strainer into pitcher. becareful not to spill, it will stain. add 1 1/2 cups of cold water and lime juice to the pitcher.
• 7 taste and if necessary adjust, sugar or water as needed to sweeten or to weaken the flavor.
• 8 cool completely on counter, chill and serve in large glasses with plenty of ice and garnished with a lime slice.
• 9 cooling and chilling time is not included.