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Serves: 4
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(Jamaica Fresca)
Category: Fruit Drinks and Punches (Non-alcoholic)
Jamaica is a dried reddish-purple flower related to the hibiscus. The dried blossoms are steeped and sweetened to make a traditional cold drink with a bright cranberry color and a tart crisp flavor. Look for jamaica in cellophane packages in Mexican markets, and in the Mexican section of some supermarkets.
1/2 cup loose dried jamaica flowers
1 cup boiling water
4 cups cold water
1/4 to 1/2 cup sugar
In a medium nonreactive pan, put the jamaica blossoms in 1 cup of boiling water and simmer over low heat 3 minutes. Pour the mixture into a large glass container and add the cold water and 1/4 cup sugar. Cover and steep 4 hours in the refrigerator. Pour through a fine-mesh strainer into a glass pitcher. Stir in additional sugar, if desired. Serve, over ice, in tall glasses. Store, covered, in the refrigerator up to 4 days.
From "1,000 Mexican Recipes." Copyright 2001 by Marge Poore. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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