Dandelion Wine

Cover and let steep for at least 4 hours and up to 24 hours.

Dandelion wine. This wine should be served chilled and although it wont spoil if it is aged too long it might not taste quite as good. Step 2 Stir in the yeast sugar orange slices and lemon slice. We follow Douglas a young boy growing up in Green Town IL and the novel centers around the events of a summer in his childhood.

However dandelion flower wine was considered so therapeutic to the kidneys and digestive system that it was deemed medicinal even for the ladies. Pour boiling water over top. Publication date 1977 Topics City and town life -- Illinois -- Fiction City and town life Illinois English fiction United States Publisher Grafton Collection inlibrary.

By Antoinette Verde 3 years ago in sad poetry. Dandelion Wine is a 1957 novel by Ray Bradbury set in the summer of 1928 in the fictional town of Green Town Illinois based upon Bradburys childhood home of Waukegan Illinois. If youve never made wine before be prepared to be patient fermenting dandelion wine takes about two years.

720 likes 7 talking about this 693 were here. Remove and discard the blossoms and let the water cool to 90 degrees F 32 degrees C. Bradbury uses the dandelion as a symbol of life itself.

The reason for this is because the green sepals are bitter in flavor and you dont want to put that flavor into your wine. Dandelion wine believed to be of Celtic origin is regarded as one of the fine country wines of Europe. Dandelion wine has been likened to mead with a hint of honey taste to it.

Place dandelion blossoms in the boiling water and allow to stand for 4 minutes. Dandelion Wine in its own discretion reserves the right for whatever reason to refuse to cancel an order or to accept a return or exchange of items. Dandelion Wine Recipe Early in the morning when the dew is on the flowers pick one gallon of perfect open dandelion blossoms.