On Jun 7, 3:12*am, "Paul E. Lehmann" > wrote:
> Has anyone ever used honeysuckle for making wine
> or for adding bouquet to a wine? *I found a
> recipe on Jack Kellers web site.
>
> The stuff grows wild prolifically around here,
> smells good and according to wikipedia has been
> used to flavor wines. *
>
> It is VERY easy to gather the flowers and seems
> like it might be a lot easier than trying to make
> wine from dandelions.
>
> I plan to add some to a sample size bottle of
> vodka and just see what the extract smells and
> taste like and if promising, add some to some
> mead I have in bulk and some Riesling also.

I was considering making some for the same reasons. I've read that
everything but the blooms themselves are rather poisonous though.