Tamarind Drink - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb whole tamarind pulp, pods
hot water
2 quarts water
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar or 1 1/2 cups honey

Preparation

Cover tamarind pods with hot water.
Let stand 1 hour; drain.
Rinse and drain.
Remove pods, stems and strings from tamarinds.
Place pods in 2 quarts of water.
Let stand at least 8 hours or overnight; strain, reserving liquid.
Press as much tamarind pulp as possible through a sieve.
Mix pulp, reserved liquid and the sugar or honey.
Heat just until the sugar or honey melts.
Cover and refrigerate until chilled.
Serve over ice.