Hibiscus Flower Water Jamaica de Aqua Fresca recipe post

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This is delicious and will quench your thirst. Really goes well with a dish of

Mexican food. I lived in this when I was in HOT Yucatan, Mexico. You can find

the dried jamaica (hibiscus flowers) in any Latin market and some of the regular

markets have it in little packets in the Latin food isle with spices. This

tastes a bit little like rose hips.

 

" Hibiscus Flower Water " or Jamaica de Aqua Fresca

 

2-3 quarts of water

3/4 cup dried jamaica (hibiscus flowers)

1/2 cup sugar, honey or use your type sweetener by measurement

ica and garnish with orange slices

 

Bring water to a boil. Add flowers and return to boil.

Reduce to simmer and boil 7-10 mins. Stir in sugar, strain into a pitcher and

refrigerate.

Serve cold over ice with slices of orange as a garnish.

 

 

 

" Distance doesn't matter; it's only

the first step that is difficult. "

 

Source: Marie de Vichy-Chamrond 1697-1790