dandelion wine

Name: Dandelion Wine
Prep time: 20 min
Ingredients: 2 quart(s) dandelion flowers; 1 gallon(s) water; 3 pound(s) sugar; 1 ounce(s) active dry yeast; 1 - lemon; 1 - orange; 1 - slice toast (later)

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Stormy Stewart

Mio, MI

Updated on Jun 17, 2011

dandelion is used for a Gentle diuretic. Choleretic. Mild laxative. Digestive. Hepatic tonic. Cholagogue. Anti rheumatic. This is the simplest recipe for wine ever. It take 3 months but it is just in tome for the fall and winter festivals. This is usually a beltane activity made ahead for the fall season or next beltane

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prep time 20 Min

cook time

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yield approx 1 gallon

Ingredients

2 quarts dandelion flowers
1 gallon water
3 pounds sugar
1 ounce active dry yeast
1 - lemon
1 - orange
1 - slice toast (later)

How To Make dandelion wine

Step 1

Pick your dandelions on a sunny day , taking just the flowertops . Rinse them well and place in a large bowl. Slice the orange and lemon very thinly and add them to the flowertops. Pour the gallon of boiling water over the top and stir well . Cover the bowl and leave set for ten days , not any longer though!

Step 2

Strain off the liquid into another large bowl and stir in the sugar . Spread the yeast on a piece of toast , and float it on top . Cover the bowl and leave for another 3 days .
Step 3

Remove the toast , strain again and bottle . Cork very loosely at first . The wine will be ready in about three months .
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