Dandelion Flower Wine

Submitted by Molly53

"A fun, summertime project. Please take care to pick flowers from untreated, unsprayed properties. From the Mississippi Valley chapter of the United States Regional Cookbook, Culinary Arts Institute of Chicago, 1947."

 

• Ready In: 576hrs 15mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Yields: 8 pints

ingredients

• 1 gallon dandelion flowers
• 1 gallon water, boiling
• 1 cake yeast
• 3 lbs sugar
• 3 oranges, diced
• 3 lemons, diced

directions

1. Select fresh flowers, being careful that all of the stems have been removed.
2. Pour boiling water over flowers, cover with a tea towel and allow to stand for three days.
3. Strain, add remaining ingredients, cover and let stand for three weeks until fermentation is completed.
4. Strain out all solids, bottle and cork.