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Jamaican Sorrel Soda

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Jamaican sorrel soda is a traditional Jamaican carbonated drink consisting of sweetened hibiscus tea with added ginger.

Total 01:40
Yield 3

Ingredients

  • 1 cup (240 ml) water
  • 3 hibiscus (roselle) tea bags or 3 tsp (15 ml) dried hibiscus
  • 6 ea. ¼ in (0.67 cm) cubes of ginger (optional) (optional)
  • ½ cup (120 ml) white sugar
  • Carbonated water, as needed

Instructions

  1. 1
    Combine the water, hibiscus, and ginger in a pot. Boil for about 15 minutes.
  2. 2
    Remove and discard the hibiscus and ginger.
  3. 3
    Stir the sugar into the liquid, and simmer until you have about 5 oz (150 ml) syrup.
  4. 4
    Remove from the heat and let cool.
  5. 5
    To make the finished soda, mix 1 volume of syrup with 5 volumes of sparkling water.
Category
Beverages
Calories
80 kcal
Protein
0.0 g
Fat
0.0 g
Carbs
0.0 g

Recipe Attribution

Wikibooks Cookbook
en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Jamaican_Sorrel_Soda