Dandelions aren’t just those cute little yellow flowers that spring up in your yard, these weeds are actually very healthy for you! Thay have a lot of vitamin A, vitamin C, iron, and more! Moreover, they can be turned into a wine quite easily. Follow these steps and you’ll be making your own at home in no time.
Ingredients
Gather the ingredients before the process. You will need:
3 quarts dandelion blossom, no green part!
1 gallon of water
2 oranges
1 lemon
3 pounds of sugar
1 package wine yeast
1 pound raisins
Method
- Put the dandelions in a large pot
- Boil the water and pour it over the dandelion blossoms. Cover and let the flowers steep for three days
- Zest half the skin of a lemon and an orange, and then peel the rest of the fruits making sure you don’t get too much white pith
- Slice the fruit into rounds
- Add only the skins to the dandelion mixture and bring to a boil
- Strain the solids and add in the sugar until it’s dissolved. Cool
- Add in the yeast, raisins, and the fruit rounds and cover with a towel and a rubber band to secure it.
- Afer about 1-2 weeks the mixture should stop bubbling. Strain the mixture through several layers of cheesecloth.
- Put in sterilized bottles and place a deflated balloon on top. Once the balloons stay deflated for a full day, they’re ready to be corked, stored, and enjoyed!
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