tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19603466.post114835422848174894..comments2007-04-15T12:36:15.195-07:00Matt Armendarizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04676949516670565852noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19603466.post-1149301427220851032006-06-02T19:23:00.000-07:002006-06-02T19:23:00.000-07:00We are wellocme to it's configuration.gay rapehttp://34069.rapidforum.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19603466.post-1148634656566444232006-05-26T02:10:00.000-07:002006-05-26T02:10:00.000-07:00I've been drinking this stuff since I was a kid and I never knew jamaica came from hibiscus flowers. Damn. I got to start asking some questions.cindyluhttp://loteriachicana.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19603466.post-1148510067771204962006-05-24T15:34:00.000-07:002006-05-24T15:34:00.000-07:00Matt, Just recently found your site and I love it. Especially love the entry about the snails, fascinating! I had always heard that our garden variety is similar to ze french one. You live to tell.Callipygiahttp://foodchair.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19603466.post-1148469851162992272006-05-24T04:24:00.000-07:002006-05-24T04:24:00.000-07:00I´m so longing to try that. Last year around this time 101 cookbooks blogged about this, and I hunted all over for hibiscus flowers. No luck, not even in the latin markets. I´ll try again this year.lobstersquadhttp://lobstersquad.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19603466.post-1148439749877205152006-05-23T20:02:00.000-07:002006-05-23T20:02:00.000-07:00ah! herbs... you're speaking my language, matt. jamaica sounds infinitely more romantic (especially when pronounced correctly! thanks for that - i was definitely mispronouncing it.) than "hibiscus flower infusion", or to shorten that mouthful, "hibiscus tea", as i've always called it. whenever there are fresh hibiscus flowers to be found, i can be found in my kitchen over a pot of boiling water, a mass of red petals in my hand, dropping them one by one into the rolling brew. <BR/><BR/>during the winter when there are no live fresh hibiscus flowers to be seen, i have to settle for dried; fortunately i have a very large jar full of crushed hibiscus petals in my apothecary. i usually reserve this particular jar's contents for just such a craving. this is also very good for staving off a common cold - i toss in a handful of rosehips with the boiling water for vitamin c and a couple of slices of astralagus root, sweeten the brew with honey and bolster with the juice of a whole lemon (of course, meyers if i've got them!) as a natural sinefrin: consumed hot, it works every time! <BR/><BR/>mine never ever ever looks quite as gorgeous as yours does, though... i gotta start slicing a starfruit in mine.melissa mcgeehttp://redhotjezebel.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19603466.post-1148429645548710752006-05-23T17:14:00.000-07:002006-05-23T17:14:00.000-07:00Matt!<BR/>I'm a new reader & fan. Love your pictures on Flickr, love your recipes, love your writing. I'll have to try this with my hibiscuses... <BR/><BR/>One minor thing -- anthocyan<B>in</B>s. You dropped a sylble. <BR/><BR/>What's really interesting about anthocyanins (which means "flower purple") -- as a family of primary plant pigments, they are not only responsible for the red in beets but also for the blue in delphiniums. Anthocyanin is pH sensitive: blue in bases, red in acids. (Yes, they're responsible for the coloration in hydrangeas, as well!) Now, if I'd had a few more negronis, I'd wax on about the nature of the color purple, but my wife tells me it's time to stop...<BR/><BR/>Bravo, Matt! Keep the writing coming!Michael A. Dennerhttp://centralfloridagarden.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19603466.post-1148410804560761202006-05-23T12:00:00.000-07:002006-05-23T12:00:00.000-07:00I never realized that our typical southern California garden variety Hibiscus was both beautiful and delicious. I love pucker power. I might have to sneak around with some shears...Kevinhttp://www.AcmeInstantFood.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19603466.post-1148409868270184532006-05-23T11:44:00.000-07:002006-05-23T11:44:00.000-07:00You're right.. a true sip of paradise indeed! Props to your Grammy!Dianka3103http://na-zdravi.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com