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Make Your Own Jamaica Flower Punch

(Hibiscus Flower Punch)

Recipe from Pam Muñoz Ryan

Ingredients

30 single red hibiscus blooms, rinsed well. (If you can’t find hibiscus flowers, try using 6 hibiscus

flavored tea teabags)
½ oz. fresh ginger root (rinsed, patted dry, and then grated)

3 quarts of water

juice from 6 limes
sugar for sweetening

Boil the ginger in one quart of water for about 2 minutes. Add the hibiscus blooms (or tea bags), remove
from heat and cover. When the liquid is cool, strain it into a pitcher or large bowl. Add the remaining

water and lime juice. Sweeten to suit your taste. Chill and serve.