Sorrel Drink

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INGREDIENTS:

1 LB       Sorrel Sepals

2-4 oz.    Ginger

5  tbsp     Sugar

2  Quarts Water

8-12         Pimento grains

Jamaican white rum (optional)

DIRECTIONS:

1. Wash sorrel thoroughly.
2. Place washed sorrel into a steel container. (Such as a 5 qt cooking pot.)
3. Wash ginger and remove the outer layer.
4. Grate ginger and add to the sorrel.
5. Add pimento  grains.
6. Boil water and pour over sorrel.
7. Let stand 4-5 hours, then strain.
8. Sweeten to taste.
9. Add rum to taste.
10. Serve over ice.

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