Hibiscus Drink

This is an herbal sun tea.  My mom always made sun tea in the summer with a few bags of Lipton tea.  We had two great lemon trees and my parents loved to drink their tea with lots of ice and a wedge of lemon as they read the paper on a sunny weekend.  Sun tea is so simple, all you need is a big glass container, some tea, and a sunny spot.  It's good to use transparent glass container so the infusion receives the full spectrum of the sun's light and, like all tea, it's good to use the cleanest and freshest water possible.  You do not heat the water, fill your container with room temperature water and your tea, about a quarter cup for a gallon of water.  If your container doesn't have a lid, cover with a towel or plastic wrap so no bugs fly in and place the container in the sun.  I left this hibiscus tea out all day.  For a black or green tea you might leave it less time, like 4 or 6 hours.  Strain the tea and refrigerate.  I didn't sweeten the hibiscus tea, it is quite tart, and many would prefer it sweetened with some honey, agave, or sugar.  You can purchase the dried hibiscus flowers from my Etsy Shop or at The Robin's Nest.