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Dandelion Wine

From Cassell's dictionary of cookery, 1892

Serves 14

Said to help with liver complaints.

Presented as published in 1892. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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This recipe was extracted from Cassell's dictionary of cookery (1892) by Cassell & Company, page 463. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Dandelion Wine.— Get four quarts of the yellow petals of the dandelion, and pour over them into a tub one gallon of warm water that has previously been boiled. Stir it well roimd, and cover with a blanket, to stand thieo days, during which time it should be stirred fre- quently. Strain ofl: the flowers from the liquid, and boil it for half an hour, with the rind of a lemon, the rind of an orange, a little ginger, and three and a half pounds of lump sugar

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