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Dandelion Wine

Nelson, Caerphilly

Wine bottle.
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The Recipe

You will need

  • two quarts dandelion flowers
  • four quarts water
  • three oranges, sliced
  • three lemons, sliced
  • two pounds sugar cubes
  • half an ounce yeast spread over a piece of toast

Method

  1. Cover the flowers and the fruit with the water and boil for forty minutes. 
  2. Then strain through muslin. 
  3. Boil the liquid again for about half an hour and then add the sugar. 
  4. Pour the liquid into a large pan and when cool add the yeast. 
  5. Leave to ferment for three days. 
  6. Strain, bottle and leave to mature for two months before using.

Nelson, Glamorgan.

 

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