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Sorrel drink Recipe

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Category:
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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 lb fresh or dried sorrel
3 cloves
½ oz green ginger - peeled and grated (or 2 tsp ground ginger)
A few grains of ??? for fermenting
3 pints of boiling water
1½ lbs sugar
Rum to flavour (optional)
Directions:
Directions:
Place all the ingredients in a large saucepan and pour boiling water over it. Cover and allow to stand for 2 days.

Strain and serve warm or chilled.
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
15 minutes and 2 days fermenting time
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
This is a West Indian Christmas drink, thick and usually served with lots of rum. It was a recipe I got when I worked in Brixton in the 1970's as part of Lambeth's Consumer Action Team.

 

 

 

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