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Homemade: Dandelion Wine

Source of Recipe

"The Settlement Cookbook" (1903 edition)


List of Ingredients

1 gal. dandelion flowers
1 gal. boiling water
3 lbs. sugar
3 oranges, cut in small squares
3 lemons, cut in small squares
1 oz. yeast




Recipe

Pick dandelion flowers, early in the morning, taking care not to have a particle of the bitter stem attached. Pour the boiling water over the flowers and let stand three days. Strain and add the rest of the ingredients and let stand to ferment for three weeks. Strain and bottle.