"It taste like grape juice," that was the remark lamented by a friend today as she tasted sorrel for the first time. Well, I am here to tell her, "a glass of sorrel a day, will keep the doctor away."
When I was growing up, sorrel was a Christmas drink with a splash of rum. Today, sorrel is a year-round drink in my lovely Trinidad.
Current research shows it is used for many health aliments.
Having powerful antioxidant properties, the drink is loaded with vitamins and minerals and will detoxify the entire body.
Found at my local Bravo recently, I bought the last two packages. At $5.29 for 8ozs that was as good as it gets!
1 package sorrel
1 inch piece ginger, grated
11/2 gallon water
1 lemon, zested, and juiced
Blend of spices: clove, cinnamon, mace to taste
1 t rice grains, helps with the fermentation
1 cup rum , helps preserve product, preferable white.
Bring water to a boil. Add sorrel, reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes
Remove from heat. Add rest of ingredients, (except rum) cover and let sit 24 hours
Strain, add rum and bottle.
Add about 3 cloves and a few grains of rice to bottles
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