Jamaica Concentrate

I got this from a PBS show, Pati's Mexican Table. One of my Jamaican friends serves this at Christmas. Another frequently has it in the fridge.

• Ready In: 15 mins
• Yields: 5 Cups

Ingredients

• 8  cups water
• 6  ounces  dried hibiscus flowers (6 oz is about 2 cups)
• 1 1⁄2 cups sugar (or to taste)
• 2  tablespoons lime juice (or to taste)

Directions

1. n a saucepan, pour 8 cups of water and place over high heat.
2. Once it comes to a boil, add the jamaica flowers, simmer at medium heat for 10 minutes and turn off the heat.
3. Let it cool down and strain into a heat proof glass or plastic water jar.
4. Add the sugar and lime juice, mix well, cover and refrigerate.