Roselle Juice
Also known as Florida cranberry, Jamaica sorrel and botanically Hibiscus sabdariffa, the plant was popular in the subtropics during the thirties.
Now food prices are so high we should use it again It has many benefits. Roselle can be used to make jelly, juice, fruit pies and tarts.
Roselle juice looks much like cranberry juice and has much the same food value, except roselle doesn’t much contain the benzoic acid that gives the bitter taste to cranberries. Both contain malic acid and should not be cooked in thin metal containers.
According to the societies, Roselle juice is antibiotic, diuretic relieves fever and coughs, stimulates intestinal activity and is effective in lowering blood pressure.
Roselle Juice
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