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| 1. Make sure you can properly
identify the dandelion. Pick in a areas that have not been treated
with chemicals or pesticides. |
2. Use a plant identification guide if
you are not sure. The leaves will identify the plant. |
3. There are other flowers, such as cats
ear, and wild lettuces which look similar, but will not give you the
same taste. |
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| 4. Select the dandelion |
5. You want to remove the stem and green
sepals |
6. Both contain bitter juices that will
make the wine taste bitter. |
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| 7. Hold the petals with fingers from one
hand while.. |
8. ...You cut the stem and sepals off
with the other hand. |
9. Keep the petals. The green
petal wrapper will not adversely flavor the wine, you may keep or
discard it as you prefer. |
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| 10. You can also break the end off with
your fingers. |
11. Keep the yellow petals and collect
from 2 quarts -1 gallon of petals for each gallon of wine you want to
make. |
12. It takes me 1 - 2 hours to pick a
gallon of petals. You can pick the dandelions and freeze them
until you have enough. |
