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Photo: Penny De Los Santos

The recipe for this sweet drink, which uses dried hibiscus flowers, comes from the Enriquez family in El Paso.

5 tbsp. sugar
2 cups dried jamaica flowers (see Flor de Jamaica)

1. Bring sugar and 6 cups water to a boil in a 2-qt. saucepan. Remove pan from heat; add jamaica flowers. Let steep for 5 hours.

2. Strain liquid; transfer to a pitcher. Chill and serve over ice.

This article was first published in Saveur in Issue #121