Recipe#9928
Title: Dandelion Wine
From: tmalesic@concentric.net (Tony Malesic)Newsgroups: rec.food.historic
Subject: dandelion wine
Date: Sat, 22 Mar 1997 01:53:48 GMT
Message-ID: <33343b7c.116264870@news.concentric.net>
DANDELION WINE
2 quarts dandelion flowers3 lbs. granulated sugar
1/2 oz. yeast
1 lemon
1 orange
1 gallon boiling water
Pick the dandelion flowers (heads only) on a fine day when the flowers
are open. Wash the flowers very well to remove any insects, etc., and
put them in a large bowl. Thinly slice the lemon and orange and add
the slices to the dandelion flowers. Pour one gallon of boiling water
over the dandelions and stir well. Cover the bowl and let stand for
10 days.
After ten days, strain the liquid off into another bowl and stir in 3
lbs. granulated sugar. Spread 1/2 oz. of yeast on a slice of toast
anf float on top. Cover the bowl and leave it set for another 3 days.
After three days remove the toast and strain the liquid again, then
bottle. This wine is very nice when new, but of course will improve
with age.
Regards,
Tony