DELICIOUS AND NUTRITIOUS HIBISCUS TEA
I have to admit I have had dried hibiscus flowers for like over 2 years now and just never made it into tea. Last week my husband can home and was telling me about some tea he had at a Mexican restaurant that day. He explained to me that it was hibiscus tea. I told him that I had dried hibiscus flowers in the cabinet and could make him some. That very night I threw some dried flowers in some water and boiled them then allowed them to steep overnight. The next day, I strained out the flowers and poured the tea into a pitcher. If you know me, I hate to waste stuff so I then put the flowers back in my pot and added some more water. Brought it to a boil and allowed it to steep all day. About 8 hours later I added it to the other tea and put around 1/4 cup of agave syrup in the pitcher. Hibiscus tea reminds me of cranberry juice. It is nice and tart with a delicate flowery sweet flavor. ...