Dandelion

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 quart yellow dandelion blossoms, well rinsed
• 1 gallon boiling water
• 1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast
• 8 cups white sugar
• 1 orange, sliced
• 1 lemon slice

Recipe

Cook Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 10 mins


• place dandelion blossoms in the boiling water, and allow to stand for 4 minutes. remove and discard the blossoms, and let the water cool to 90 degrees f (32 degrees c).
• stir in the yeast, sugar, orange slices, and lemon slice; pour into a plastic fermentor, and attach a fermentation lock. let the ferment in a cool area until the stop, 10 to 14 days. siphon the off of the lees, and strain through cheesecloth before bottling in quart-sized, sterilized canning jars with lids and rings. age the at least a week for best flavor.