Aguas Frescas: Horchata, Jamaica and Tamarindo

Ingredients

• Horchata: 1 cup rice, 1 cinnamon stick, 4 cups water, 1 can condensed milk
• Jamaica: 1 cup dried hibiscus flowers, 8 cups water, 3/4 cup sugar
• Tamarindo: 1/2 lb tamarind pods, 8 cups water, 3/4 cup sugar
• Ice and lime to serve

Instructions

1. 1

   Horchata: soak the rice and cinnamon in water overnight, blend, strain through cheesecloth, then sweeten with condensed milk.

2. 2

   Jamaica: boil the hibiscus in 4 cups water 10 minutes, strain, stir in sugar and 4 cups cold water.

3. 3

   Tamarindo: simmer the peeled pods 20 minutes, mash and strain out the seeds, then sweeten and dilute.

4. 4

   Chill all three thoroughly and serve over ice.