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Ok, I'm trying out my first attempt at making dandelion wine. I have
about three cups already and I know I need at least another 4 more in
order to get one gallon going. Does anyone out there have a fast, easy
way to get the petals out of the pod? I just pinch and twist and pull.
I spent two hours for three cups! I hope this stuff tastes good.

Thanks.

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You can attempt to remove the petals if you like, but it is a very
labor intensive process. I made two batches two years ago, one batch
with just the petals and the other made with the whole flower (stem
removed). I thoroughly enjoyed both, but the difference between the
two was slight at best. The wine made with the whole flower was a
little nicer golden color, it had a bit more body and I personally
preferred it over the wine made with just the petals. BTW, both were
Jack Keller recipes.

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Try a pair of scissors. Just trim off the petals. You will not get 100%
but it should be faster.

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> Ok, I'm trying out my first attempt at making dandelion wine. I have
> about three cups already and I know I need at least another 4 more in
> order to get one gallon going. Does anyone out there have a fast, easy
> way to get the petals out of the pod? I just pinch and twist and pull.
> I spent two hours for three cups! I hope this stuff tastes good.
>
> Thanks.
>



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> Try a pair of scissors. Just trim off the petals. You will not get 100%
> but it should be faster.
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I haven't made it but a friend made 5 gallons; he used scissor too. It
was unbelievably good. He said it was too much work also but I would
say the end justified the means for once...

Joe



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Thanks guys. I ended up getting two quarts to make one gallon. It's a
lot of work and I don't have enough time to do more. We'll see how it
turns out. Figure I'll let it age for a year before I pop one open. I
may just use the grolsh bottles, that way I have more bottles and can
save it longer.

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On 22 Apr 2006 08:23:30 -0700, "Joe Sallustio" >
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>> Try a pair of scissors. Just trim off the petals. You will not get 100%
>> but it should be faster.
>>

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>I haven't made it but a friend made 5 gallons; he used scissor too. It
>was unbelievably good. He said it was too much work also but I would
>say the end justified the means for once...
>
>Joe


Dandelion is a "hard labor" wine. I made 6 gallons of petal-only and
6 gallons of whole-blossom last year. My two daughters each prefer
different wines. The "whole blosson" wines generally place better in
our State Fair wine tastings.


Later,
A. J. Rawls
Anchorage, Alaska, USA
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