Iced Hibiscus Tea

Ingredients

• 1 cup firmly hibiscus flowers packed
• 1 cup sugar 
• 7 cups water divided

Equipment

• sauce pan
• sieve

Directions

1. Bring 6 cups water and hibiscus flowers to a boil in a large saucepan. Reduce heat to low, and simmer 5 minutes.
2. Remove from heat, and stir in sugar.
3. Pour mixture through a wire-mesh strainer into a pitcher, discarding hibiscus flowers. Stir in remaining 1 cup water.
4. Serve over ice.
5. *6 regular-size Red Zinger tea bags may be substituted for 1 cup hibiscus flowers.
6. Note: Hibiscus flowers may be found in Mexican or Latin supermarkets.