Easy Dandelion Wine Recipe



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   Recipe from the first lady in 1975, Mrs. Gerald Ford and a Recipe from the Vice Presidents wife in 1975, Mrs. Nelson Rockefeller.

Enjoy recipes from an old cookbook made years ago from a rural community plus a recipe from the White House during that time.

Easy Dandelion Wine Recipe


Dandelion Wine Recipe

   Ingredients required
1 quart dandelion blossoms (stems removed)
4 quarts water
1 package dry yeast
1/2 cup warm water
1 lb seedless raisins
6 cups sugar (3 pounds)
1 lemon, skin left on
1 orange, skin left on
1 cup rum

Instructions for Dandelion Wine

   Place dandelion blossoms and 4 quarts water in Kettle or Dutch oven; boil 30 minutes. strain to remove blossoms, then strain through cheesecloth into a large stone or glass jar. Let stand until cool; then dissolve yeast in the 1/2 cup warm water. Add the yeast mixture, raisins, sugar, lemon and orange (cut in small pieces) to dandelion liquid. Let'\ stand for two weeks, stirring each day. Strain through cheesecloth several times, until clear. After straining let it stand 1 day. The next day add the rum and mix. Pour into three wine bottles. Seal with cork or screw cap. Makes 3 bottles.

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Baking Abbreviations
tsp. - teaspoon
Tbsp. - tablespoon
C. - cup
pt. - pint
qt. - quart
pk. - peck
bu. - bushel
oz. - ounce, ounces
lb. - pound, pounds
sq. - square
min. - minute, minutes
hr. - hour, hours
mod. - moderate, moderately
doz. - dozen
Simplified Measures
dash - less than 1/8 teaspoon
3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon
16 tablespoon = 1 cup
1 cup = 1/2 pint
2 cups = 1 pint
2 pints (4 cups) = 1 quart
4 quarts(liquid) = 1 gallon
8 quarts(solid) = 1 peck
4 pecks = 1 bushel
16 ounces = 1 pound
2 tablespoon = 1/4 cup
5 1/3 tablespoons = 1/3 cup
8 tablespoons = 1/2 cup
10 2/3 tablespoons = 2/3 cup
12 tablespoons = 3/4 cup
14 tablespoons = 7/8 cup