Chadian Karkanji

Ingredients:

1 large handful (about 1 1/2 cups) of whole hibiscus flowers

1 1/2 to 2 1/2 cups sugar

1/2 cup ginger root, or 1/4 cup bars of cinnamon mixed with 1/4 cup cloves, optional

Cooking Instructions:

Add 1/2 to 1 gallon water to a saucepan. Drop hibiscus flowers on to the top of the water until the surface is mostly covered with flowers. Add ginger root or cinnamon and cloves, if desired. Bring to a boil. Once you have a running boil, remove from full heat or turn stove down to a simmer, and cover for ten minutes. Add the sugar according to taste, mix in, then let simmer for five more minutes. Remove from heat, and let cool/simmer for at least one hour. Add ice, and serve. May also be served hot, soon after the sugar is added.

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