Thanks to Liz Marshall for this recipe.

I typically half this recipe since I don't have a big enough pot and it takes a really long time to pick that many flowers. Just don't forget -- as I did, one year -- to halve everything but the sugar. It was gross. My other nugget of wisdom is to respect authority (just this once) and honor the expiration date on the yeast.

DANDELION WINE

2 gal. crock
3-5 qts. blossoms
5 qts water
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3 lbs. sugar
1 organic orange
1 organic lemon
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1 pkg, live yeast
wholewheat bread toast

Pick the best looking flowers, leaving the green sepals, but get rid of the stalks. Back home, put them immediately into a large ceramic, glass or plastic vessel. Boil water; pour over flowers. Cover your crock for 3 days. On the fourth day strain blossoms from liquid. Cook liquid with sugar and rind of citrus (omit rind if not organic) for 30-60 min. Return to crock. Add citrus juice. When liquid has cooled to blood temp, soften yeast, spread on toast, and float toast in crock. Cover and let work for 2 days. Strain. Return liquid to crock for 1 more day to settle. Filter into very clean bottles and cork lightly. Don't drink until winter solstice.


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