Jamaican
Jamaican Sorrel Soda
A community recipe for Jamaican Sorrel Soda, adapted from the collaboratively edited Wikibooks Cookbook.
100 minutes
3 servings
Easy difficulty
Creative Commons source
Gather
Ingredients
- 1 cup Water
- 3 Hibiscus (roselle) tea bags or 3 tsp (15 ml) dried hibiscus
- 6 each Ginger optional
- ½ cup White Sugar
- As needed Carbonated Water as needed
Make it
Method
- 1
Combine the water, hibiscus, and ginger in a pot. Boil for about 15 minutes.
- 2
Remove and discard the hibiscus and ginger.
- 3
Stir the sugar into the liquid, and simmer until you have about 5 oz (150 ml) syrup.
- 4
Remove from the heat and let cool.
- 5
To make the finished soda, mix 1 volume of syrup with 5 volumes of sparkling water.
Source & rights
Where this recipe comes from
Adapted from “Jamaican Sorrel Soda” by Wikibooks contributors, revision 4601089, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
This source recipe has been reformatted for Pantry Start but has not yet been kitchen-tested by our editors. Check current food-safety guidance and use your judgment.