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Hibiscus Punch – yields 8 cups

1-cup dried hibiscus flowers

1 Mandarin orange – broken up

1-inch piece fresh ginger – thinly sliced

12 whole allspice berries

6 whole cloves

2 whole star anise

¼-cup honey or agave

Bring 8-cups of water to a boil in a 2½-quart saucepan.

Remove the pan from the flame and add all the ingredients. Allow all the ingredients steep for about 45 to 60 minutes. Strain the punch through a sieve.

 

Serve warm.