Dandelion wine is an actual drink that is made from the blossoms
of the humble dandelion. Below is a recipe from an old cookbook that dates from the
early 1900's. (Be certain that there are no pesticides or herbicides on the plants,
such as weedkiller!)
"Four good quarts of dandelion blossoms, four pounds of sugar, six oranges,
five lemons. Wash dandelion blossoms and place them in an earthenware crock. Pour
five quarts of boiling water over them and let stand 36 hours. Then strain through
a muslin bag, squeezing out all moisture from dandelions. Put the strained juice
in a deep stone crock or jug and add to it the grated rind and juice of the six oranges
and five lemons. Tie a piece of cheese-cloth over the top of jug and stand it in
a warm kitchen about one week, until it begins to ferment. Then stand away from stove
in an outer kitchen or cooler place, not in the cellar, for three months. At the
end of three months put in bottles. This is a clear, amber, almost colorless liquid.
A pleasant drink of medicinal value. Aunt Sarah always used this recipe for making
dandelion wine, but Mary preferred a recipe in which yeast was used, as the wine
could be used a short time after making."
For dandelion wine made with yeast: "Four quarts of dandelion blossoms. Pour
over them four quarts of boiling water; let stand 24 hours, strain and add grated
rind and juice of two oranges and two lemons, four pounds of granulated sugar and
two tablespoonfuls of home-made yeast. Let stand one week, then strain and fill bottles."
Source: "Mary at the Farm and Book of Recipes Compiled During Her
Visit Among the "Pennsylvania Germans," by Edith M. Thomas, 1915.
Disclaimer: if you make dandelion wine using either of these recipes,
you do so at your own risk.
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