In the Caribbean we cut around the calyx in a circle at the base of the stem to release it from the seed . Then we boil the calyx in a pot with cinnamon , clove and sometimes ginger. The longer you boil it the stronger the flavour . Then we sweeten it when it is cool and add some Angostura bitters and ice and then drink it. Remove the seeds if you want to freeze it so you can enjoy this drink all year round.
Sorrel is really popular throughout the Caribbean, especially at Christmas time. I am in Tobago, we just picked a few of the trees we planted. I haven’t really used dried sorrel because it keeps very well when frozen. Makes the sorrel juice the same even when frozen for up to three years. It also makes great jam.
I just came accross your video. I was very astonished to see the fruit which groes wildly in Bangladesh and is a bit invasive. I am also astonished to know it falls in the hibiscus family! It grows in summer in our country. We use it in many ways, each item is very delicious and tangy. Comfort food for our scorching summer. We cook tangy curry along with fish, tangy soup to be eaten with rice, jam, pickles, and also eat it as such just picking from the plant. We just tear away the petals of the fruit. The leaves also make delicious tangy souo, chutney and bharta(steamed,blended and seasoned with roasted garlic and salt,sugar, mustard oil). All items are very mouth watering. Never had it as tea.
My Roselle is the most giving plant I've ever had. It grew 9' tall and 5' wide. There were numerous branches loaded with the blossoms. The butterflies were dancing around it every morning. I picked calyxes every week from end of Sept through November - in Florida. It still has hundreds of blossoms and hundreds of fruit since I don't pick the whole stem. I have 9 plants and it has given me enough to make almost 50 pints of jam which I use in yogurt every morning, at least a years supply of dried fruit for tea, both hot and iced, and I love the fact that the Vitamin C stays since I dehydrate and never boil the tea - so healthful. I need to plant my winter garden but the Roselle is still growing crazy and I hate to cut it down when it is still producing and making the insects happy, too. Next year, 5 plants will be fine - LOL. I heard that the stems are used to make strong string or even rope. I do believe it is possible since they are so very tough. What an amazing plant.
@@nunyabiznes33 I steep it in cold water for cold tea. We keep in in fridge so kids have plenty of Vit C each day when they get a drink, anytime.they want from fridge.
Your can also eat the leaves. One of my plants fell down and one of mom's relative asked for it, saying in their province they cook it with fish. Basically it sour soup but the roselle leaves provide both the souring agent and leafy greens.
Wow thanks so much for this video. I was looking all over to see exactly which is the calyx in relation to the flower and you showed it exactly how I was hoping to see. And thanks for sharing about how to eat the leaves and much needed “warning” about the pokey fibers too! Much much appreciated!
I’m hosting Thanksgiving….& my plants took off this year gotta love FL. I’m thinking a compote, some tea, & some leaf additions for the salad sound AMAZING!!! Thanks for explaining the uses for this wonderful plant. I’m here for it!
Have never used an apple core to remove center. Great tip. Last year I ran out of time for drying or making a condensed syrup so I just put the petals in the freezer. Through the year I have been taking a half a cup at a time and putting it with a gallon of pre made green tea. It's very good!
I have picked the calyxes way too soon - made jelly and it wasn't tasty. Then I waited and picked only the ones that had flowered and again I think too soon. I cooked it until it was candy and couldn't get it out of my jars. Finally, I'm getting ready to pick the 1 1/2" ones - I grew way too many plants. But I didn't realized how to do the tea and magically, I didn't grow too many - LOL. Thanks. Can't wait for more vids like this.
Cathie Galbraith - I'm really glad you say that! I thought that using the plants could be a helpful addition from me, since I'm nowhere near as comfortable as Pete in front of the camera. I feel much more comfortable 'doing' than talking. ~Mel
Mad Dog Minor - thank YOU for thinking that! It's not feeling very natural yet, but I'm hoping with time it'll feel easier - so yes, that's my plan! Feels good to hear you liked it! ~Mel
I'm in SE NC and growing my first Roselle plant, thanks to a friend who gave me a 5" tall plant the last week in May. It's now over 5' tall and 6' wide, and I just noticed this week that it's covered in calyces! I haven't seen a flower yet and am hoping it's not too late in the season for them. But the plant itself has grown faster than my weeds in 5 months, and I'm hoping... I've been searching for recipes and uses for this plant, and your video is my favorite so far. Do you have a place with additional recipes listed?I"m thinking of putting some of the green leaves into a smoothie. Is it safe to consume a handful of them? Thank you for this video and your suggestions for tea. I can't wait until mine are ready to harvest. Hope it doesn't freeze before they're ready!
Loving Melissa's viedos....lots of great knowledge.....she is a natural in front of the camera. Cooking demos would be most welcomed. Thanks for sharing.
I am from Mexico and always drank agua de jamiaca, my girls love it too. It is great for stomach aches too I always buy big bags at the store, but know I am going to look for the seeds to grow them in the summer. Thank you so much.
Great video of a very delicious and healthy tea!!! Yet, i'd like to say something very important,VIRAMIN C is very sensitive to heat,if you boil the hibiscus,for sure,100% of vitamina C is completely destroyed. You have to make a cold brew over night,un the fridge,for it to have all those benefits ✨✨✨
That is where we found out about it as a cold drink... so delicious and thirst quenching... I love all the aguas, it was so hard to pick one from Tamarindo, lime and chia, mango, etc ❤🤍💚
***Greetings, Beloved of God. This message is lengthy but, it is very important. The ancient Israelites was tested by the Sabbath commandment to see if they would keep God’s law or no in Exodus 16:4- Do not be surprised if God allow man to do a similar test, enforce some type of Sabbath law to see if we will keep His law or no. ************************************************ Right now, we all do not see eye to eye, but, please hear me out.............. There is no way anyone can prove from the KJV Bible that Saturday, Sunday, etc. is the biblical seventh day Sabbaths. For, the words Saturday, Sunday, etc. do not appear in the Bible. A continuous Saturday, Sunday, etc., “man made Sabbaths” ARE NOT the true Bible Sabbaths because they are not calculated by true time. God’s true time is written in Genesis 1:14. When God commanded us to keep a seventh day Sabbath, kill the Passover on the 14th day of the first month, keep the day of atonement on the 10th day of the seventh month, etc......would He not have given us a calendar/Time to find these dates? Yes, He would have and He did, in Genesis 1:14. We are commanded to keep the days, years, etc. by the lights in heaven (the sun, moon and stars.) God did not specify which days, so, we must conclude that He meant for all of His 3 category of days to be kept by the lights in heaven. *********** The Sabbath command is one of the Ten Commandments listed in Exodus 20. It is just as important as the other nine and God commands us to keep it. Multitudes of people think and teach that we are only required to keep 9 of God’s Ten Commandments. My Friend, if we think this way, we are already deceived. ***The Sabbath is a feast. Leviticus 23:1-3 ***The moon is for seasons. Psalms 104:19 ***The lights in heaven are for seasons, etc. Genesis 1:14 ***The words “feast” and “season” comes from the same Hebrew word, MOED. ***MOED is, appointed times, appointments, feast, season, etc. The Sabbath is a MOED, an appointed time , a feast, a season, etc. Therefore, the moon, along with the other lights in heaven, are for Sabbaths. THE SABBATH IS TO BE CALCULATED BY THE TIME GOD ORDAINED IN THE BEGINNING OF CREATION NOT BY MAN’S TIME/CALENDARS. Who can prove from Genesis 1:14 that the Sabbath day is not calculated by the lights in heaven? Although many have tried, it cannot be refuted!! Take a glimpse at the dates in Genesis 7:11 and Genesis 8:4,13,14. Are these dates calculated by the Time God commanded in Genesis 1:14 or by the Gregorian time or some other man made time? ********** There are about 167 countries that keep Sunday as the seventh day and the remaining, approximately, 64 countries keep Saturday as the seventh day. If there is a “seventh day Sunday law” enforced and the remaining 64 countries change their calendars to read Sunday as the seventh day, then, the world will be keeping Sunday the seventh day as the Sabbath. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat. Sunday Law 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7 What day will you and I then keep as the Sabbath? Already today, there are “Sunday Blue Laws” on government books. Man can change “their” time anytime and deceive the world under the leadership of Satan. We must calculate God’s Sabbath by God’s Time so The Great Deceiver can not trick us about the true Sabbath and “cause” us to worship him. “ He will think to change time and laws.” says Daniel 7:25 He only “THOUGHT” to change time when He “supposedly” had replaced God’s calendar with his calendar on earth. For he could not and has not truly change time because God’s Time sits in the heavens where no man can tamper with it! The sun, moon and stars, the lights in heaven, are God’s Time/Calendar. *********** God’s Calendar has three category of days, the new moon day, the six work days and the Sabbath day. 2 Kings 4:18-23 & Ezekiel 46:1-3. The new moon day is the first day of the month, the beginning of months. These days never, ever, ever overlaps each other on God’s Time! ........However, this is not true on the famous Gregorian calendar. The new moon day falls anywhere and everywhere on that calendar, in a given month. For example, sometimes, the new moon day falls on a “man made Saturday Sabbath”, on a “man made Sunday Sabbath”, in the midst of the month, etc. How can it both be the first day of the month and the seventh day Sabbath? How can the first day of the month start in the midst of a month? God said in Genesis 1:14 to, let the lights in heaven be for days, etc. So, which one or ones of God’s three category of days are kept by the lights in heaven? ...The new moon day? ...The six work days? ...The Sabbath day? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Example of God’s months: 1st week... new moon day, six work days and Sabbath day 2nd, 3rd, 4th weeks....six work days and Sabbath day The next month the cycle starts over. God’s months reset. Read Luke 6:1 Man uses this same concept. For example: The 1st and 3rd Sunday in August, the 1st and 3rd Sunday in September.” “The 2nd and 4th Sabbath in April, the 2nd and 4th Sabbath in May.” Note: There is never, never, ever, ever, 5 weekly Sabbaths in any one of God’s months. This is not true on the Gregorian calendar. Sometimes, there are 5 weekly “Gregorian Sabbaths.” This is not in align with true time. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I believe there is a great deception coming to get people to worship Satan through a false Calendar/Sabbath controversy. God is a God of truth. God guides people by His truth. God’s Word is truth. Truth is our shield and buckler. Truth will keep us from all deceptions, the mark of beast, etc. Christ did not suffer on the cross for us to walk in a lie and continue to cling to our traditions! He did not die for us to keep obeying the “voice of man” above “the voice of God!” Read the stories about “King Saul” in 1 Samuel 15 and the “man of God” in 1 king 13. Let us learn a lesson from these testimonies....Obey God’s Voice! When we do and teach man’s commandments for doctrine, it is vain! It is useless! God does not honor it! There will be no reward! Again! there is a great possibility some type of “Man made Sabbath Law” could be enforced. These latter days crises seems to be pointing in that direction. If this is not true, then, we do not have to worry about it......But..... ....If it is truth then, we need to become more knowledgeable about this subject in order to make the right decision whom we will honor and serve.
A Sabbath test will reveal those who believe Gods Word in Genesis 1:14 and those who do not believe His Word. Whether there is or whether there is not a “Sabbath Test”, we still need to know the truth about God’s Time written in the Word of God so we can be obedient in all things. ***Worship Him that made heaven, earth and sea. ***Babylon is fallen! Babylon is fallen! ***Do not worship the Beast and receive his mark, whosoever does, will be eternal lost and be burnt with fire and brimstones. ****Read Revelation 13 & 14 This truth about God’s Calendar/Time and The Sabbath written in Genesis 1:14, Leviticus 23:1-3, Psalms 104:19, etc.is spreading throughout the four corners of the earth. This message enrages many who claim to be followers of Christ because they can not refute it. It seems, the people outside the church buildings are the ones eagerly accepting it and believing it. Please let us consider what is being said here and further research this important subject before it is to late. Peace and Love Friends of God
Thank you for this video! A friend gave me roselle seeds this spring. I planted them and now this beautiful plant is taking over my garden, but I didn't know what to do with it. We will be making "organic kool-aid" this week!
Urban aquaponics - thanks for reaching out with the supporting words! We appreciate you guys sending us some goodness from all the way over on the other side of the globe! ~Mel
Great video! There is a strawberry huller device that works great. I use it for my processing. The cool thing with the strawberry huller is that it leaves the calyx intact. So that after then washing and dehydrating the calyces, they look complete and are a better market saleable item. People like to see the whole dried calyx. That way when they make their tea it's easier to measure the amount they're infusing - the calyxes being whole as opposed to a bunch of small pieces. I bought my strawberry huller at BB&B. - Pushing the button on the back of the huller pushes the pod through the petal opening of the calyx. OXO Good Grips® Strawberry Huller The quick and easy way to remove the strawberry hull and leaves with a quick twist. Simply push in the button to expose the Huller blades, insert them into the strawberry, and pull. The hull and leaves are cleanly removed, leaving the strawberry intact.
The leaves are cooked with meat and they give sour flavour to the meat . Its pickled as well .My mum used to make compote with it .The colour is simply stunning .❤❤❤🌱🌺
Melissa's doing her thang! Loving it! Blessings to you all. By the way i love that plant, i was blessed with some seeds, so grateful. thank you. again.Happy gardening!
Etta J Thank you for you support & kindness! We hope to hear about your plants after you plant them next year (February would be a good month to start the seeds in trays or in the ground.) ~Mel
***Greetings, Beloved of God. This message is lengthy but, it is very important. The ancient Israelites was tested by the Sabbath commandment to see if they would keep God’s law or no in Exodus 16:4- Do not be surprised if God allow man to do a similar test, enforce some type of Sabbath law to see if we will keep His law or no. ************************************************ Right now, we all do not see eye to eye, but, please hear me out.............. There is no way anyone can prove from the KJV Bible that Saturday, Sunday, etc. is the biblical seventh day Sabbaths. For, the words Saturday, Sunday, etc. do not appear in the Bible. A continuous Saturday, Sunday, etc., “man made Sabbaths” ARE NOT the true Bible Sabbaths because they are not calculated by true time. God’s true time is written in Genesis 1:14. When God commanded us to keep a seventh day Sabbath, kill the Passover on the 14th day of the first month, keep the day of atonement on the 10th day of the seventh month, etc......would He not have given us a calendar/Time to find these dates? Yes, He would have and He did, in Genesis 1:14. We are commanded to keep the days, years, etc. by the lights in heaven (the sun, moon and stars.) God did not specify which days, so, we must conclude that He meant for all of His 3 category of days to be kept by the lights in heaven. *********** The Sabbath command is one of the Ten Commandments listed in Exodus 20. It is just as important as the other nine and God commands us to keep it. Multitudes of people think and teach that we are only required to keep 9 of God’s Ten Commandments. My Friend, if we think this way, we are already deceived. ***The Sabbath is a feast. Leviticus 23:1-3 ***The moon is for seasons. Psalms 104:19 ***The lights in heaven are for seasons, etc. Genesis 1:14 ***The words “feast” and “season” comes from the same Hebrew word, MOED. ***MOED is, appointed times, appointments, feast, season, etc. The Sabbath is a MOED, an appointed time , a feast, a season, etc. Therefore, the moon, along with the other lights in heaven, are for Sabbaths. THE SABBATH IS TO BE CALCULATED BY THE TIME GOD ORDAINED IN THE BEGINNING OF CREATION NOT BY MAN’S TIME/CALENDARS. Who can prove from Genesis 1:14 that the Sabbath day is not calculated by the lights in heaven? Although many have tried, it cannot be refuted!! Take a glimpse at the dates in Genesis 7:11 and Genesis 8:4,13,14. Are these dates calculated by the Time God commanded in Genesis 1:14 or by the Gregorian time or some other man made time? ********** There are about 167 countries that keep Sunday as the seventh day and the remaining, approximately, 64 countries keep Saturday as the seventh day. If there is a “seventh day Sunday law” enforced and the remaining 64 countries change their calendars to read Sunday as the seventh day, then, the world will be keeping Sunday the seventh day as the Sabbath. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat. Sunday Law 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7 What day will you and I then keep as the Sabbath? Already today, there are “Sunday Blue Laws” on government books. Man can change “their” time anytime and deceive the world under the leadership of Satan. We must calculate God’s Sabbath by God’s Time so The Great Deceiver can not trick us about the true Sabbath and “cause” us to worship him. “ He will think to change time and laws.” says Daniel 7:25 He only “THOUGHT” to change time when He “supposedly” had replaced God’s calendar with his calendar on earth. For he could not and has not truly change time because God’s Time sits in the heavens where no man can tamper with it! The sun, moon and stars, the lights in heaven, are God’s Time/Calendar. *********** God’s Calendar has three category of days, the new moon day, the six work days and the Sabbath day. 2 Kings 4:18-23 & Ezekiel 46:1-3. The new moon day is the first day of the month, the beginning of months. These days never, ever, ever overlaps each other on God’s Time! ........However, this is not true on the famous Gregorian calendar. The new moon day falls anywhere and everywhere on that calendar, in a given month. For example, sometimes, the new moon day falls on a “man made Saturday Sabbath”, on a “man made Sunday Sabbath”, in the midst of the month, etc. How can it both be the first day of the month and the seventh day Sabbath? How can the first day of the month start in the midst of a month? God said in Genesis 1:14 to, let the lights in heaven be for days, etc. So, which one or ones of God’s three category of days are kept by the lights in heaven? ...The new moon day? ...The six work days? ...The Sabbath day? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Example of God’s months: 1st week... new moon day, six work days and Sabbath day 2nd, 3rd, 4th weeks....six work days and Sabbath day The next month the cycle starts over. God’s months reset. Read Luke 6:1 Man uses this same concept. For example: The 1st and 3rd Sunday in August, the 1st and 3rd Sunday in September.” “The 2nd and 4th Sabbath in April, the 2nd and 4th Sabbath in May.” Note: There is never, never, ever, ever, 5 weekly Sabbaths in any one of God’s months. This is not true on the Gregorian calendar. Sometimes, there are 5 weekly “Gregorian Sabbaths.” This is not in align with true time. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I believe there is a great deception coming to get people to worship Satan through a false Calendar/Sabbath controversy. God is a God of truth. God guides people by His truth. God’s Word is truth. Truth is our shield and buckler. Truth will keep us from all deceptions, the mark of beast, etc. Christ did not suffer on the cross for us to walk in a lie and continue to cling to our traditions! He did not die for us to keep obeying the “voice of man” above “the voice of God!” Read the stories about “King Saul” in 1 Samuel 15 and the “man of God” in 1 king 13. Let us learn a lesson from these testimonies....Obey God’s Voice! When we do and teach man’s commandments for doctrine, it is vain! It is useless! God does not honor it! There will be no reward! Again! there is a great possibility some type of “Man made Sabbath Law” could be enforced. These latter days crises seems to be pointing in that direction. If this is not true, then, we do not have to worry about it......But..... ....If it is truth then, we need to become more knowledgeable about this subject in order to make the right decision whom we will honor and serve.
A Sabbath test will reveal those who believe Gods Word in Genesis 1:14 and those who do not believe His Word. Whether there is or whether there is not a “Sabbath Test”, we still need to know the truth about God’s Time written in the Word of God so we can be obedient in all things. ***Worship Him that made heaven, earth and sea. ***Babylon is fallen! Babylon is fallen! ***Do not worship the Beast and receive his mark, whosoever does, will be eternal lost and be burnt with fire and brimstones. ****Read Revelation 13 & 14 This truth about God’s Calendar/Time and The Sabbath written in Genesis 1:14, Leviticus 23:1-3, Psalms 104:19, etc.is spreading throughout the four corners of the earth. This message enrages many who claim to be followers of Christ because they can not refute it. It seems, the people outside the church buildings are the ones eagerly accepting it and believing it. Please let us consider what is being said here and further research this important subject before it is to late. Peace and Love Friends of God
Ha ! Back to back great video's (egyptian spinach yesterday--which I love !) ...just planted a roselle plant, as this yr, I did not get around to growing a seed or seedling, as in past yrs. So Thx again ! You guys are on a regular roll...
Jeff - Thanks for sticking around with us! So glad to hear you liked them! We sort of surprised ourselves with the consistency of uploads! We weren't sure if we could do it, but it's actually become the most fun we've had yet! It's a great thing to be able to share :) ~Mel
Thanks Melissa for the tip on stevia. I've been using it for many years when I could only get it in a dropper bottle in the health good store. I always wondered the difference in the thin liquid and the thick and have always used the thin. From what you said the thick glycerin is better. You two are such an awesome team
Diane Bennett - Its a world of difference on flavor. It helps filter the bitterness that you typically get when you dry it or tincture it with alcohol. Thanks for the support! We are having fun sharing what we love!
In Trinidad and Tobago the sorrel is used to make a drink which is more popular around Christmas time. This, together with a drink made from the ginger root, called ginger beer are two Christmas staples.
Great videos! I wish you would include info on the hardyness of the plants you feature. I live on the SC - NC boarder (in SC). I may try and grow the rosella as an anual. I loved the mulberry videos! Keep up the great work!
That’s a really popular drink in Mexico, we call it “Agua de Jamaica” which translates to water from Jamaica although the translation is off a bit, but it would be more like a tea or infusion, but as I was saying it is very popular in Mexico along with “Horchata” which is a drink which main ingredient is Rice!.
I make Hibiscus iced tea all the time, But when I make the tea I'll add a few dehydrated berries to the pot. Sometimes it's dried Cranberries or Goji berries, sometimes Blueberries or Elderberries. By adding different berries it slightly changes the flavor of the tea. I haven't tried adding cinnamon or cloves yet. Last Summer I got my grandkids hooked on the Iced tea!
I have a cranberry hibiscus, which I thought was really cool. The flower is kind of the color of a cranberry. I need to find this particular hibiscus. Thank you for your excellent demonstration. This was delightful. Hey, I am supposing that once the parts are dry, it can be "cooked" out in the sun.
AWESOME.... my husband was given a plant, this plant! And what do you know I found all those buds and calyxes!! So excited, please have your lovely wife do more, maybe an update on this? Would love to see how she does the entire process! Thank you blessings we are up in Crystal River! ❤️🌿💐🌿👍🏾 But at the moment we & you are watching storm ETA coming up the gulf coast 🌀 Pray all your plants 🌱 do well. May we come down at your convenience for a tour?… Blessings and peace be safe out there!
Awesome! We really lucked out with that storm. I’ve tried and tried to get Melissa to do more videos with no luck. We just finished a project in Crystal River :-)
How long does it take from flower for the caylx to be ready for harvesting? I am in NW Ohio and have 4 plants I have been nursing all season and haven't seen a flower yet. Cool video :)
Aww! I'm a big fan but this was my first Melissa presenting video! I would have liked to see that de-seeding a bit more but I got the gist. Can't wait to grow some of these myself. +++++
You can also ferment it slightly. Sorrel is the yummiest drink. Add a few cloves and a stick of cinnamon. Place in a stone jar for 48 hours. Sweeten and enjoy ! i drink it daily in season.
Do you know what variety of Roselle you grew for use in your video? Those were much larger calyces than the variety we grow here in Oklahoma. Your leaves looked a little different than ours do also. Thank you, much, for the how-to-video.
flashymonk12 - That recipe sounds really good! I do make it with ginger a lot. I'll have to add the cloves next time for a change. Hoping you all did okay with the hurricane. ~Mel
This is so interesting. I know of hibiscus tea, but I have never grown my own. Now I need to know where to find this particular hibiscus. Thank you for this information.
My first time growing rosella. What’s the best time and temp to dehydrate for real? Also do you crush the leaves after dehydrating? Any directions for the tea from you? I am asking so much because I would like to sell the dried for tea and not sure how much to put in a package. They will go into Mylar bags 4x6 with a clear window. I want to put in a decent amount but not sure how much or how much to charge. I know you are super busy but if you can give any help it would be MUCH APPRECIATED!! Thanks so much
Can you use the flowers for tea also? My family uses red hibiscus dried flowers for tea, but not the calyx. The dried flowers don't look like the ones from this plant. I'm confused about the calyx/flower use for tea and want to make sure I use the correct part.
Does anyone know where I can find recipes using these? I have about 10 of these trees I planted this year and they are just now starting to flower. I don't want to waste the "fruits" once they are ready. Thanks in advance.
In the Caribbean we cut around the calyx in a circle at the base of the stem to release it from the seed . Then we boil the calyx in a pot with cinnamon , clove and sometimes ginger. The longer you boil it the stronger the flavour . Then we sweeten it when it is cool and add some Angostura bitters and ice and then drink it. Remove the seeds if you want to freeze it so you can enjoy this drink all year round.
Sorrel is really popular throughout the Caribbean, especially at Christmas time. I am in Tobago, we just picked a few of the trees we planted. I haven’t really used dried sorrel because it keeps very well when frozen. Makes the sorrel juice the same even when frozen for up to three years. It also makes great jam.
How do you freeze it? Is there a special process to maintain freshness?
@@Mrs.T.Rusch25 Remove the seeds before you freeze. It freezes well as if it’s freshly harvested.
I just came accross your video. I was very astonished to see the fruit which groes wildly in Bangladesh and is a bit invasive. I am also astonished to know it falls in the hibiscus family! It grows in summer in our country. We use it in many ways, each item is very delicious and tangy. Comfort food for our scorching summer. We cook tangy curry along with fish, tangy soup to be eaten with rice, jam, pickles, and also eat it as such just picking from the plant. We just tear away the petals of the fruit. The leaves also make delicious tangy souo, chutney and bharta(steamed,blended and seasoned with roasted garlic and salt,sugar, mustard oil). All items are very mouth watering. Never had it as tea.
Welcome to the channel! It’s our favorite as a tea ☕️
Did NOT know that you could eat the leaves. Just went out to the garden and had one. Very tasty! Will be munching on plenty more of those!!!
Similar to Cranberry Hibiscus
My Roselle is the most giving plant I've ever had. It grew 9' tall and 5' wide. There were numerous branches loaded with the blossoms. The butterflies were dancing around it every morning. I picked calyxes every week from end of Sept through November - in Florida. It still has hundreds of blossoms and hundreds of fruit since I don't pick the whole stem. I have 9 plants and it has given me enough to make almost 50 pints of jam which I use in yogurt every morning, at least a years supply of dried fruit for tea, both hot and iced, and I love the fact that the Vitamin C stays since I dehydrate and never boil the tea - so healthful. I need to plant my winter garden but the Roselle is still growing crazy and I hate to cut it down when it is still producing and making the insects happy, too. Next year, 5 plants will be fine - LOL. I heard that the stems are used to make strong string or even rope. I do believe it is possible since they are so very tough. What an amazing plant.
Hi do you sell any of your seeds? Thanks
Wouldn't even steeping the dried calyx would ruin the Vit C?
@@nunyabiznes33 I steep it in cold water for cold tea. We keep in in fridge so kids have plenty of Vit C each day when they get a drink, anytime.they want from fridge.
Your can also eat the leaves. One of my plants fell down and one of mom's relative asked for it, saying in their province they cook it with fish. Basically it sour soup but the roselle leaves provide both the souring agent and leafy greens.
@@TaLeng2023 Thanks for this information. I wasn't sure how to eat the leaves.
Great video. I enjoyed the tutorial on harvesting the Roselle calyxes. Agave is my go-to for natural sweetener.
Thanks for keeping Pete healthy for us, he's got a lot of plants we need to buy.
Wow thanks so much for this video. I was looking all over to see exactly which is the calyx in relation to the flower and you showed it exactly how I was hoping to see. And thanks for sharing about how to eat the leaves and much needed “warning” about the pokey fibers too! Much much appreciated!
I’m hosting Thanksgiving….& my plants took off this year gotta love FL. I’m thinking a compote, some tea, & some leaf additions for the salad sound AMAZING!!! Thanks for explaining the uses for this wonderful plant. I’m here for it!
Very helpful! I picked up some buds at a market in Florida and this video helped me figure out the best way to make tea. Thanks!
Glad it helped!
In Jamaican we mix rum, red label wine, pimento ginger and sugar in the sorrel
They drink this in Mexico too it’s called Jamaica there 🌺😍🥰 so delicious!
Have never used an apple core to remove center. Great tip. Last year I ran out of time for drying or making a condensed syrup so I just put the petals in the freezer. Through the year I have been taking a half a cup at a time and putting it with a gallon of pre made green tea. It's very good!
Merry Makers Inc. - I like your methods too! ~Mel
I have picked the calyxes way too soon - made jelly and it wasn't tasty. Then I waited and picked only the ones that had flowered and again I think too soon. I cooked it until it was candy and couldn't get it out of my jars. Finally, I'm getting ready to pick the 1 1/2" ones - I grew way too many plants. But I didn't realized how to do the tea and magically, I didn't grow too many - LOL. Thanks. Can't wait for more vids like this.
well done- I learned a lot ! Is this the same hibiscus that Guatemalans / Mexicans use to make Jamaica?
Love her in the videos, especially those that show how to use certain plants.
Cathie Galbraith - I'm really glad you say that! I thought that using the plants could be a helpful addition from me, since I'm nowhere near as comfortable as Pete in front of the camera. I feel much more comfortable 'doing' than talking. ~Mel
Very good! Loved all the details even seeing the apple core. Nothing left undone. Thank you 🌺
Mel you are a natural in front of the camera. Please consider making more of these. Love it.
Mad Dog Minor - thank YOU for thinking that! It's not feeling very natural yet, but I'm hoping with time it'll feel easier - so yes, that's my plan! Feels good to hear you liked it! ~Mel
Good information I have also planted this plant - Punjab Pakistan - Thatta Gormani. Thank you for your information.
In Nigeria known as zobo, love the taste cold with some sugar.
I'm in SE NC and growing my first Roselle plant, thanks to a friend who gave me a 5" tall plant the last week in May. It's now over 5' tall and 6' wide, and I just noticed this week that it's covered in calyces! I haven't seen a flower yet and am hoping it's not too late in the season for them. But the plant itself has grown faster than my weeds in 5 months, and I'm hoping...
I've been searching for recipes and uses for this plant, and your video is my favorite so far. Do you have a place with additional recipes listed?I"m thinking of putting some of the green leaves into a smoothie. Is it safe to consume a handful of them?
Thank you for this video and your suggestions for tea. I can't wait until mine are ready to harvest. Hope it doesn't freeze before they're ready!
Loving Melissa's viedos....lots of great knowledge.....she is a natural in front of the camera. Cooking demos would be most welcomed. Thanks for sharing.
linda domin - Thank you for that! It helps to know you like the idea. Pushes me just a bit more past my comfort zone. So glad you enjoyed! ~Mel
I am from Mexico and always drank agua de jamiaca, my girls love it too.
It is great for stomach aches too
I always buy big bags at the store, but know I am going to look for the seeds to grow them in the summer.
Thank you so much.
Great video of a very delicious and healthy tea!!! Yet, i'd like to say something very important,VIRAMIN C is very sensitive to heat,if you boil the hibiscus,for sure,100% of vitamina C is completely destroyed. You have to make a cold brew over night,un the fridge,for it to have all those benefits ✨✨✨
Thank you, Very informative & helpful nuggets.
Nice quality presentation, great how-to demo w/lots of related bits - thank you!
Thanks 🙏
It's also popular in Mexico.. agua de Jamaica... It's good unsweetened
That is where we found out about it as a cold drink... so delicious and thirst quenching... I love all the aguas, it was so hard to pick one from Tamarindo, lime and chia, mango, etc ❤🤍💚
I love that she shared how to use it.
sorrel drink the best from from fresh and dry also spiked is really good too
***Greetings, Beloved of God. This message is lengthy but, it is very important.
The ancient Israelites was tested by the Sabbath commandment to see if they would keep God’s law or no in Exodus 16:4-
Do not be surprised if God allow man to do a similar test, enforce some type of Sabbath law to see if we will keep His law or no.
************************************************
Right now, we all do not see eye to eye, but, please hear me out..............
There is no way anyone can prove from the KJV Bible that Saturday, Sunday, etc. is the biblical seventh day Sabbaths. For, the words Saturday, Sunday, etc. do not appear in the Bible.
A continuous Saturday, Sunday, etc., “man made Sabbaths” ARE NOT the true Bible Sabbaths because they are not calculated by true time. God’s true time is written in Genesis 1:14.
When God commanded us to keep a seventh day Sabbath, kill the Passover on the 14th day of the first month, keep the day of atonement on the 10th day of the seventh month, etc......would He not have given us a calendar/Time to find these dates?
Yes, He would have and He did, in Genesis 1:14. We are commanded to keep the days, years, etc. by the lights in heaven (the sun, moon and stars.)
God did not specify which days, so, we must conclude that He meant for all of His 3 category of days to be kept by the lights in heaven.
***********
The Sabbath command is one of the Ten Commandments listed in Exodus 20. It is just as important as the other nine and God commands us to keep it.
Multitudes of people think and teach that we are only required to keep 9 of God’s Ten Commandments. My Friend, if we think this way, we are already deceived.
***The Sabbath is a feast. Leviticus 23:1-3
***The moon is for seasons. Psalms 104:19
***The lights in heaven are for seasons, etc. Genesis 1:14
***The words “feast” and “season” comes from the same Hebrew word, MOED.
***MOED is, appointed times, appointments, feast, season, etc.
The Sabbath is a MOED, an appointed time , a feast, a season, etc. Therefore, the moon, along with the other lights in heaven, are for Sabbaths.
THE SABBATH IS TO BE CALCULATED BY THE TIME GOD ORDAINED IN THE BEGINNING OF CREATION NOT BY MAN’S TIME/CALENDARS.
Who can prove from Genesis 1:14 that the Sabbath day is not calculated by the lights in heaven? Although many have tried, it cannot be refuted!!
Take a glimpse at the dates in Genesis 7:11 and Genesis 8:4,13,14. Are these dates calculated by the Time God commanded in Genesis 1:14 or by the Gregorian time or some other man made time?
**********
There are about 167 countries that keep Sunday as the seventh day and the remaining, approximately, 64 countries keep Saturday as the seventh day.
If there is a “seventh day Sunday law” enforced and the remaining 64 countries change their calendars to read Sunday as the seventh day, then, the world will be keeping Sunday the seventh day as the Sabbath.
Mon. Tue. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat. Sunday Law
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7
What day will you and I then keep as the Sabbath?
Already today, there are “Sunday Blue Laws” on government books.
Man can change “their” time anytime and deceive the world under the leadership of Satan. We must calculate God’s Sabbath by God’s Time so The Great Deceiver can not trick us about the true Sabbath and “cause” us to worship him.
“ He will think to change time and laws.” says Daniel 7:25
He only “THOUGHT” to change time when He “supposedly” had replaced God’s calendar with his calendar on earth. For he could not and has not truly change time because God’s Time sits in the heavens where no man can tamper with it! The sun, moon and stars, the lights in heaven, are God’s Time/Calendar.
***********
God’s Calendar has three category of days, the new moon day, the six work days and the Sabbath day. 2 Kings 4:18-23 & Ezekiel 46:1-3. The new moon day is the first day of the month, the beginning of months. These days never, ever, ever overlaps each other on God’s Time!
........However, this is not true on the famous Gregorian calendar. The new moon day falls anywhere and everywhere on that calendar, in a given month.
For example, sometimes, the new moon day falls on a “man made Saturday Sabbath”, on a “man made Sunday Sabbath”, in the midst of the month, etc.
How can it both be the first day of the month and the seventh day Sabbath?
How can the first day of the month start in the midst of a month?
God said in Genesis 1:14 to, let the lights in heaven be for days, etc.
So, which one or ones of God’s three category of days are kept by the lights in heaven?
...The new moon day?
...The six work days?
...The Sabbath day?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Example of God’s months:
1st week... new moon day, six work days and Sabbath day
2nd, 3rd, 4th weeks....six work days and Sabbath day
The next month the cycle starts over.
God’s months reset. Read Luke 6:1
Man uses this same concept. For example:
The 1st and 3rd Sunday in August, the 1st and 3rd Sunday in September.”
“The 2nd and 4th Sabbath in April, the 2nd and 4th Sabbath in May.”
Note: There is never, never, ever, ever, 5 weekly Sabbaths in any one of God’s months.
This is not true on the Gregorian calendar. Sometimes, there are 5 weekly “Gregorian Sabbaths.” This is not in align with true time.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I believe there is a great deception coming to get people to worship Satan through a false Calendar/Sabbath controversy.
God is a God of truth. God guides people by His truth. God’s Word is truth. Truth is our shield and buckler. Truth will keep us from all deceptions, the mark of beast, etc.
Christ did not suffer on the cross for us to walk in a lie and continue to cling to our traditions! He did not die for us to keep obeying the “voice of man” above “the voice of God!”
Read the stories about “King Saul” in 1 Samuel 15 and the “man of God” in 1 king 13. Let us learn a lesson from these testimonies....Obey God’s Voice!
When we do and teach man’s commandments for doctrine, it is vain! It is useless! God does not honor it! There will be no reward!
Again! there is a great possibility some type of “Man made Sabbath Law” could be enforced. These latter days crises seems to be pointing in that direction. If this is not true, then, we do not have to worry about it......But.....
....If it is truth then, we need to become more knowledgeable about this subject in order to make the right decision whom we will honor and serve.
A Sabbath test will reveal those who believe Gods Word in Genesis 1:14 and those who do not believe His Word.
Whether there is or whether there is not a “Sabbath Test”, we still need to know the truth about God’s Time written in the Word of God so we can be obedient in all things.
***Worship Him that made heaven, earth and sea.
***Babylon is fallen! Babylon is fallen!
***Do not worship the Beast and receive his mark, whosoever does, will be eternal lost and be burnt with fire and brimstones.
****Read Revelation 13 & 14
This truth about God’s Calendar/Time and The Sabbath written in Genesis 1:14, Leviticus 23:1-3, Psalms 104:19, etc.is spreading throughout the four corners of the earth.
This message enrages many who claim to be followers of Christ because they can not refute it. It seems, the people outside the church buildings are the ones eagerly accepting it and believing it.
Please let us consider what is being said here and further research this important subject before it is to late.
Peace and Love Friends of God
Thank you for this video! A friend gave me roselle seeds this spring. I planted them and now this beautiful plant is taking over my garden, but I didn't know what to do with it. We will be making "organic kool-aid" this week!
These videos are outstanding folks. Big thank you from little ol' New Zealand.
Urban aquaponics - thanks for reaching out with the supporting words! We appreciate you guys sending us some goodness from all the way over on the other side of the globe! ~Mel
Thank you! Great video ♡ I love hibiscus 🌺
Great video! There is a strawberry huller device that works great. I use it for my processing. The cool thing with the strawberry huller is that it leaves the calyx intact. So that after then washing and dehydrating the calyces, they look complete and are a better market saleable item. People like to see the whole dried calyx. That way when they make their tea it's easier to measure the amount they're infusing - the calyxes being whole as opposed to a bunch of small pieces. I bought my strawberry huller at BB&B. - Pushing the button on the back of the huller pushes the pod through the petal opening of the calyx.
OXO Good Grips® Strawberry Huller
The quick and easy way to remove the strawberry hull and leaves with a quick twist. Simply push in the button to expose the Huller blades, insert them into the strawberry, and pull. The hull and leaves are cleanly removed, leaving the strawberry intact.
That house is heaven 👍🏾
It is very good in taste..
Thank you so much for putting this video together as always very informative, kind regards Roy from Australia
In Kolkata (India) we call it "tok dherosh" and we make sweet chatni(jam) out of it....and it smells amazing❤️
The leaves are cooked with meat and they give sour flavour to the meat .
Its pickled as well .My mum used to make compote with it .The colour is simply stunning .❤❤❤🌱🌺
Melissa's doing her thang! Loving it! Blessings to you all. By the way i love that plant, i was blessed with some seeds, so grateful. thank you. again.Happy gardening!
Etta J Thank you for you support & kindness! We hope to hear about your plants after you plant them next year (February would be a good month to start the seeds in trays or in the ground.) ~Mel
I recently had this tea at loving hut.. I fell in love !!! Thanks for the recipe guys!
***Greetings, Beloved of God. This message is lengthy but, it is very important.
The ancient Israelites was tested by the Sabbath commandment to see if they would keep God’s law or no in Exodus 16:4-
Do not be surprised if God allow man to do a similar test, enforce some type of Sabbath law to see if we will keep His law or no.
************************************************
Right now, we all do not see eye to eye, but, please hear me out..............
There is no way anyone can prove from the KJV Bible that Saturday, Sunday, etc. is the biblical seventh day Sabbaths. For, the words Saturday, Sunday, etc. do not appear in the Bible.
A continuous Saturday, Sunday, etc., “man made Sabbaths” ARE NOT the true Bible Sabbaths because they are not calculated by true time. God’s true time is written in Genesis 1:14.
When God commanded us to keep a seventh day Sabbath, kill the Passover on the 14th day of the first month, keep the day of atonement on the 10th day of the seventh month, etc......would He not have given us a calendar/Time to find these dates?
Yes, He would have and He did, in Genesis 1:14. We are commanded to keep the days, years, etc. by the lights in heaven (the sun, moon and stars.)
God did not specify which days, so, we must conclude that He meant for all of His 3 category of days to be kept by the lights in heaven.
***********
The Sabbath command is one of the Ten Commandments listed in Exodus 20. It is just as important as the other nine and God commands us to keep it.
Multitudes of people think and teach that we are only required to keep 9 of God’s Ten Commandments. My Friend, if we think this way, we are already deceived.
***The Sabbath is a feast. Leviticus 23:1-3
***The moon is for seasons. Psalms 104:19
***The lights in heaven are for seasons, etc. Genesis 1:14
***The words “feast” and “season” comes from the same Hebrew word, MOED.
***MOED is, appointed times, appointments, feast, season, etc.
The Sabbath is a MOED, an appointed time , a feast, a season, etc. Therefore, the moon, along with the other lights in heaven, are for Sabbaths.
THE SABBATH IS TO BE CALCULATED BY THE TIME GOD ORDAINED IN THE BEGINNING OF CREATION NOT BY MAN’S TIME/CALENDARS.
Who can prove from Genesis 1:14 that the Sabbath day is not calculated by the lights in heaven? Although many have tried, it cannot be refuted!!
Take a glimpse at the dates in Genesis 7:11 and Genesis 8:4,13,14. Are these dates calculated by the Time God commanded in Genesis 1:14 or by the Gregorian time or some other man made time?
**********
There are about 167 countries that keep Sunday as the seventh day and the remaining, approximately, 64 countries keep Saturday as the seventh day.
If there is a “seventh day Sunday law” enforced and the remaining 64 countries change their calendars to read Sunday as the seventh day, then, the world will be keeping Sunday the seventh day as the Sabbath.
Mon. Tue. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat. Sunday Law
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7
What day will you and I then keep as the Sabbath?
Already today, there are “Sunday Blue Laws” on government books.
Man can change “their” time anytime and deceive the world under the leadership of Satan. We must calculate God’s Sabbath by God’s Time so The Great Deceiver can not trick us about the true Sabbath and “cause” us to worship him.
“ He will think to change time and laws.” says Daniel 7:25
He only “THOUGHT” to change time when He “supposedly” had replaced God’s calendar with his calendar on earth. For he could not and has not truly change time because God’s Time sits in the heavens where no man can tamper with it! The sun, moon and stars, the lights in heaven, are God’s Time/Calendar.
***********
God’s Calendar has three category of days, the new moon day, the six work days and the Sabbath day. 2 Kings 4:18-23 & Ezekiel 46:1-3. The new moon day is the first day of the month, the beginning of months. These days never, ever, ever overlaps each other on God’s Time!
........However, this is not true on the famous Gregorian calendar. The new moon day falls anywhere and everywhere on that calendar, in a given month.
For example, sometimes, the new moon day falls on a “man made Saturday Sabbath”, on a “man made Sunday Sabbath”, in the midst of the month, etc.
How can it both be the first day of the month and the seventh day Sabbath?
How can the first day of the month start in the midst of a month?
God said in Genesis 1:14 to, let the lights in heaven be for days, etc.
So, which one or ones of God’s three category of days are kept by the lights in heaven?
...The new moon day?
...The six work days?
...The Sabbath day?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Example of God’s months:
1st week... new moon day, six work days and Sabbath day
2nd, 3rd, 4th weeks....six work days and Sabbath day
The next month the cycle starts over.
God’s months reset. Read Luke 6:1
Man uses this same concept. For example:
The 1st and 3rd Sunday in August, the 1st and 3rd Sunday in September.”
“The 2nd and 4th Sabbath in April, the 2nd and 4th Sabbath in May.”
Note: There is never, never, ever, ever, 5 weekly Sabbaths in any one of God’s months.
This is not true on the Gregorian calendar. Sometimes, there are 5 weekly “Gregorian Sabbaths.” This is not in align with true time.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I believe there is a great deception coming to get people to worship Satan through a false Calendar/Sabbath controversy.
God is a God of truth. God guides people by His truth. God’s Word is truth. Truth is our shield and buckler. Truth will keep us from all deceptions, the mark of beast, etc.
Christ did not suffer on the cross for us to walk in a lie and continue to cling to our traditions! He did not die for us to keep obeying the “voice of man” above “the voice of God!”
Read the stories about “King Saul” in 1 Samuel 15 and the “man of God” in 1 king 13. Let us learn a lesson from these testimonies....Obey God’s Voice!
When we do and teach man’s commandments for doctrine, it is vain! It is useless! God does not honor it! There will be no reward!
Again! there is a great possibility some type of “Man made Sabbath Law” could be enforced. These latter days crises seems to be pointing in that direction. If this is not true, then, we do not have to worry about it......But.....
....If it is truth then, we need to become more knowledgeable about this subject in order to make the right decision whom we will honor and serve.
A Sabbath test will reveal those who believe Gods Word in Genesis 1:14 and those who do not believe His Word.
Whether there is or whether there is not a “Sabbath Test”, we still need to know the truth about God’s Time written in the Word of God so we can be obedient in all things.
***Worship Him that made heaven, earth and sea.
***Babylon is fallen! Babylon is fallen!
***Do not worship the Beast and receive his mark, whosoever does, will be eternal lost and be burnt with fire and brimstones.
****Read Revelation 13 & 14
This truth about God’s Calendar/Time and The Sabbath written in Genesis 1:14, Leviticus 23:1-3, Psalms 104:19, etc.is spreading throughout the four corners of the earth.
This message enrages many who claim to be followers of Christ because they can not refute it. It seems, the people outside the church buildings are the ones eagerly accepting it and believing it.
Please let us consider what is being said here and further research this important subject before it is to late.
Peace and Love Friends of God
Now I do like these vids. I really would like to see more about how you use all the plants you grow on your property.
Great information Mel. I've tried growing it and gave up when it shrivelled in a drought. You've made me want to try it again. 🌸
Thanks just cut my pods and just been boiling them as a tea with herbs so good
Thank you. This is a fantastic explanation :)
Ha ! Back to back great video's (egyptian spinach yesterday--which I love !) ...just planted a roselle plant, as this yr, I did not get around to growing a seed or seedling, as in past yrs. So Thx again ! You guys are on a regular roll...
Jeff - Thanks for sticking around with us! So glad to hear you liked them! We sort of surprised ourselves with the consistency of uploads! We weren't sure if we could do it, but it's actually become the most fun we've had yet! It's a great thing to be able to share :) ~Mel
Thank you 🙏
I just grew this summer!! So awesome, I dried then
Thanks Melissa for the tip on stevia. I've been using it for many years when I could only get it in a dropper bottle in the health good store. I always wondered the difference in the thin liquid and the thick and have always used the thin. From what you said the thick glycerin is better. You two are such an awesome team
Diane Bennett - Its a world of difference on flavor. It helps filter the bitterness that you typically get when you dry it or tincture it with alcohol. Thanks for the support! We are having fun sharing what we love!
Hey dream team, Pa. to Fl. 1 yr. now. Fruit Forest is expanding rapidly!
Question: Do you process your own stevia???? Tips?
i will have to try this, it looks and sounds sooooo good
Great job guys. Good info and video. Not too lengthy and still answered any questions I had. I especially appreciated the harvesting tips.
Thanks Paige!
Great video. So well explained without being too theorical or boring. Keep on the great work guys.
Thanks 🙏
Just started to pick some cranberry hibiscus tea flowers and I also wanted to make juice and tea. Hopefully I will do it right. Thank you.
Awesome!
In Trinidad and Tobago the sorrel is used to make a drink which is more popular around Christmas time. This, together with a drink made from the ginger root, called ginger beer are two Christmas staples.
Jamella Khan Worrell yum! Thanks for sharing
Can you share the recipes? I grow ginger and love ginger beer.
Great videos! I wish you would include info on the hardyness of the plants you feature. I live on the SC - NC boarder (in SC). I may try and grow the rosella as an anual. I loved the mulberry videos!
Keep up the great work!
She's soo cute! your a lucky man!!!
That’s a really popular drink in Mexico, we call it “Agua de Jamaica” which translates to water from Jamaica although the translation is off a bit, but it would be more like a tea or infusion, but as I was saying it is very popular in Mexico along with “Horchata” which is a drink which main ingredient is Rice!.
I ❤ both drinks and Mexico so much! We make them here at home in Canada after our abuelitas Mexicana showed us how to make.
You guys are so cute! Making the tea right now so Excited! Really want to try to grow it too I hope it works 😁
I make Hibiscus iced tea all the time, But when I make the tea I'll add a few dehydrated berries to the pot. Sometimes it's dried Cranberries or Goji berries, sometimes Blueberries or Elderberries. By adding different berries it slightly changes the flavor of the tea. I haven't tried adding cinnamon or cloves yet. Last Summer I got my grandkids hooked on the Iced tea!
I have a cranberry hibiscus, which I thought was really cool. The flower is kind of the color of a cranberry. I need to find this particular hibiscus. Thank you for your excellent demonstration. This was delightful. Hey, I am supposing that once the parts are dry, it can be "cooked" out in the sun.
AWESOME.... my husband was given a plant, this plant! And what do you know I found all those buds and calyxes!! So excited, please have your lovely wife do more, maybe an update on this? Would love to see how she does the entire process! Thank you blessings we are up in Crystal River! ❤️🌿💐🌿👍🏾
But at the moment we & you are watching storm ETA coming up the gulf coast 🌀 Pray all your plants 🌱 do well. May we come down at your convenience for a tour?… Blessings and peace be safe out there!
Awesome! We really lucked out with that storm. I’ve tried and tried to get Melissa to do more videos with no luck. We just finished a project in Crystal River :-)
So good -- yum!
Yes, more of her around the garden 👍🏽
How long does it take from flower for the caylx to be ready for harvesting? I am in NW Ohio and have 4 plants I have been nursing all season and haven't seen a flower yet. Cool video :)
I LOVE Hibiscus tea!! I drink it daily. I first learned about it from your good friend Justin Rhodes! I use honey to sweeten!
leo baltz awesome! We’re heading up to see the Rhodes family this weekend:)
Aww! I'm a big fan but this was my first Melissa presenting video! I would have liked to see that de-seeding a bit more but I got the gist. Can't wait to grow some of these myself. +++++
We need to get her on the camera more!
Beautiful
Thanks. Jim Bell (Australia)
You can also ferment it slightly. Sorrel is the yummiest drink. Add a few cloves and a stick of cinnamon. Place in a stone jar for 48 hours. Sweeten and enjoy ! i drink it daily in season.
Sounds great!
Do you know what variety of Roselle you grew for use in your video? Those were much larger calyces than the variety we grow here in Oklahoma. Your leaves looked a little different than ours do also. Thank you, much, for the how-to-video.
More Mel! More Mel! More Mel! More Mel! Cooking channel, yeah.
d hamby - hahaha! We'll see what I can come up with...? 😉 ~Mel
Oh may God you are so gorgeous....!!!!!
You distracted my attention away from the information. God bless your husband.
She’s so sweet!
Im from indonesia.. nice videos.,
Thanks 😊
What time of year can I expect the blooms/cailexes? Planted some this year. Love the leaves. New to this! Thanks.
Typically fall
We call it sorrel in the Caribbean...makes a great juice.
flashymonk12 - Nice! Do you add anything to it? & Which of the islands? We'd love to learn more about how other people drink it! (~Mel)
Yes, I boil it with ginger, clove, strain and sweeten it then serve it cold, from the Island of St.Vincent and the Grenadines...
flashymonk12 - That recipe sounds really good! I do make it with ginger a lot. I'll have to add the cloves next time for a change. Hoping you all did okay with the hurricane. ~Mel
The hurricane fortunately didn't impact the Island thankfully...just showers.
flashymonk12 - Good to hear that everything turned out well for you too :)
Store it in fridge a few days or weeks? I always leave my juices in fridge too long
Love u 2. Good team work!
With her in front of the camera your channel will grow. Smart and pretty. Really love learning new things. That is why watch RUclips.
bob smith - Thanks for the boost! I really appreciate the compliments! Where would we all be without RUclips in our lives? ~Mel
This is so interesting. I know of hibiscus tea, but I have never grown my own. Now I need to know where to find this particular hibiscus. Thank you for this information.
Glad to help Steve!
i can cook this leaves this is very good vigitable and very healdy
You guys make such a great team!
Mo Poppins - Thanks! We think so too! ~Mel
I don't have a dehydrator can I lay it out in the sun instead?
My first time growing rosella. What’s the best time and temp to dehydrate for real? Also do you crush the leaves after dehydrating? Any directions for the tea from you? I am asking so much because I would like to sell the dried for tea and not sure how much to put in a package. They will go into Mylar bags 4x6 with a clear window. I want to put in a decent amount but not sure how much or how much to charge. I know you are super busy but if you can give any help it would be MUCH APPRECIATED!! Thanks so much
During the holidays the Jamaicans add rum and call it Jamaica juice. Very festive punch with a punch.
Thank you for the good info
arlingtonburlington - thanks for checking it out! Glad you liked it!
Oh I now see the real star, she needs to do more how to videos 👍 this tea is something I need to be making! Well done Pete!
Tell her! She’s become more camera shy ☺️
Is it started better by seed or by cutting?
Can you use the flowers for tea also? My family uses red hibiscus dried flowers for tea, but not the calyx. The dried flowers don't look like the ones from this plant. I'm confused about the calyx/flower use for tea and want to make sure I use the correct part.
Fern is amazing!
Is it the same as jamaica in Mexico?
I'm from Jamaica that's right Jamaican Sorrel ...our Christmas drink we spice it up a lot
Simon Bennett
I've been mixing ginger with it recently. Yum!
Will they grow in Canada? Beautiful plant! ♥️
Maybe as an annual. Your growing season is pretty short...
Does anyone know where I can find recipes using these? I have about 10 of these trees I planted this year and they are just now starting to flower. I don't want to waste the "fruits" once they are ready. Thanks in advance.
Just ordered plant.
Ty 4 sharing.
Wolf🐺 👍
I'll try the leaves next time harvests a gallon bag full of flowers 🙂 I'll use some for seeds
Great content!
John Tamez - Glad you enjoyed it!
Got a video on growing it?
My wonderful neighbor gave me some starts for this, they are growing well! Now I know what to do with them, thanks :-)
Can you dry them without dehydrator?
Nice, thank you