Dandelion Bitters winter tonic
This is my first try at making dandelion bitters. Towards the middle of October I went out and dug up a good batch of dandelions. I washed them and then chopped the whole plant down to little chunks.
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Next I put the dandelion pieces in quart jars and filled the jars with vodka and put them in the closet for 2 months occasionally shaking them.
Finally last week I strained off the juice and adde a lime and a grapefruit juiced to each quart. I also stuck a slice of ginger in each quart and a little zest from the lime. Then I put them back in the closet for a week.
Finally I strained them off one more time and watered down the ingredients to about 20% alcohol. Turned out great ! Dandelion bitters has an ancient reputation as a digestive aid and a liver tonic among other things.
The dandelion plant is an amazing healer! It is also one of the first plants I eat in the spring to get a nutritional boost from the long winter months.
The pictures and write up are all original material.
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Nice post! This is something I would like to try myself one day, and it did not look like it was very difficult, so I should try this next summer!
Hi, thank you! This was quite simple to make and I have been very happy with the result.
That looks like a good supply of bitters you have there! Dandelions are so useful for so many reasons. Those are such nice roots in the top photo of all the plants on the table!
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Hi yes I handed these to my rather large family for x mas tonight . And yes these are all my own pictures. I took these while making this batch. They were a hit ! Merry x mas !
So cool! I bet they were a hit! I'll have to try this for gifts, too.
Yes they were a hit. Turned out awesome ! The Dandelion is so diverse and useful as medicine and food. Its my favorite plant to forage.
Dandelions are in my top 5 greens. I probably eat more dandelions, over the whole year, than any other wild greens. I use a lot of wild field mustard, too, throughout the year. And lambs quarter (Chenopodium album), but I have to freeze it, to have it all year. So many great weeds out there! :D
Hi again . I agree dandelion is my favorite. it is an amazing weed. So nutritious and benificial and grows everywhere . I have never tried freezing for the winter. Maybe next year.