Sago't Gulaman

Ingredients:

• 2 cups brown sugar for syrup
• 1 cup red sugar for sago
• 3 cups water
• 3 cups sago
• 2 tbsp vanilla extract
• 1 can or cup of jelly

Procedure:

1. Soak sago in water for at least an hour to soften, then drain and put in a large pot with 3 cups of the water and 1 cup of brown sugar.
2. Bring to the boil and simmer and cook until sago turns transparent.   Drain, then set aside and let it cool.
3. In a separate pot, add the first 2 tbsp of sugar and mildly burn it (do not overburn), then add water, vanilla and the remaining sugar, let it boil then simmer for at least 5 minutes.  Make sure that the sugar is totally dissolved.
4. Now using a cheese cloth or any clean cloth, strain the syrup, this separates the sand-like grains from the sugar, leaving you with a clear brown syrup.
5. Now pour the syrup in glass (depends on your liking), add sago, cubed grass jelly, pour water and lots of ice.