Dandelion wine recipe
The Fêtes du Vieux Saint-Eustache team in collaboration with the Cercle de Fermières Saint-Eustache, 1977.
City of Saint-Eustache. Archives. Fonds de la Corporation des Fêtes du Vieux Saint-Eustache.
This recipe is on page 25 of the booklet titled “Dans nos cuisines saint-eustachoises” (“In our Saint-Eustache kitchens”) published by the Corporation des Fêtes du Vieux Saint-Eustache in collaboration with the Cercle de Fermières Saint-Eustache in 1977.
Dandelion Wine
4 cups of dandelion petals, thoroughly washed
4 pints of water
Boil 30 minutes and strain.
Pour the cooled dandelion juice into a plastic, glass or earthenware container and add the juice of 2 lemons, 4 pounds of sugar,
4 ounces of raisins and 1 envelope of yeast
Allow to ferment for 40 days, siphon and bottle.