Sorrel Drink Recipe
To make a sorrel drink, steep sorrel, ginger, pimento, and cinnamon in boiling water overnight. Strain the mixture, then sweeten and add rum to taste. Refrigerate and serve chilled over ice.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 2 lbs Sorrel dried or fresh
- 1 lb Ginger fresh grated
- 12 pimento Whole
- 3 Cinnamon Sticks
- 2 Gals water
- 3-4 lbs Sugar granulated
- 1 1/2 cups White rum
Instructions
Preparation
- In a deep pot bring two gals of water to a boil; add sorrel and fresh grated ginger.1 lb Ginger, 2 Gals water, 2 lbs Sorrel
- Add 12 whole pimento and three sticks of Cinnamon mixture.12 pimento, 3 Cinnamon
- Remove from the fire and allow the mixture to steep overnight. Strain the sorrel liquid into a pitcher, discarding the solids except pimento and cinnamon sticks, add rum and sweeten to taste.1 1/2 cups White rum, 3-4 lbs Sugar
- Pour mixture in bottles and refrigerate.
- Serve with ice.
Notes
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