Hibiscus Flower dried Flor de Jamaica 16 oz From El Molcajete Put 4 cups of the water and the sugar in a medium saucepan. Add cinnamon, ginger slices, and/or a few allspice berries if you would like. Heat until boiling and the sugar has dissolved. Remove from heat. Stir in the dried hibiscus flowers. Cover and let sit for 20 minutes. Strain into a pitcher and discard the used hibiscus flowers, ginger, cinnamon, and/or allspice berries. At this point you can store the concentrate, chilled. When serving, add remaining 4 cups of water (or if you want to chill the drink quickly, ice and water) to the concentrate, and chill 1 cup dried hibiscus flowers 2 whole star anise 5 cardamom pods 1 cinnamon stick 1/3 cup honey 4 cups water 4 firm pears, peeled and cored, leaving stems on