Hibiscus Tea - Laked with Ash

Hibiscus (tea) – Laked

1. Place the hibiscus tea in a pan of boiling water.
2. Leave them to boil for 15 minutes. (the liquid should appear blue)
3. Remove the hibiscus from this pan. (using a sieve)
4. Add white ash to the sieved liquid. (the mixture should now appear green)
5. Boil this mixture for 15 further minutes.
6. Allow this mixture to cool and place it outdoors to dry. (preferably in a shallow containers to increase the surface area)
7. Once the liquid has evaporated you should be left with a dyed ash.
8. This ash should appear brown.
9. Grind and sieve this ash until is a suitable micron size.