Dandelions-Not Just The Nasty Weed!

Hot weather is coming and with it-Dandelions! This is not just a weed in your yard, this is a special little treat you can make a new lemonade with.

To make this dandelion recipe you get to spend some time outside in the sunshine in your favorite dandelion patch gathering fresh dandelion blossoms.          .Image result for dandelion lemonade

You'll need about 2 quarts of blossoms to make a gallon of lemonade in this recipe.

Bring the flowers in and place them in a jar.

Fill the jar with room temperature water and the juice from 4 lemons.

Add fresh honey to taste and chill.

You can strain out the flowers in a couple of hours or leave them in and let them fall into the glasses when serving.

The flowers can be steeped in hot water for tea for relief of headaches, mentrual cramps, stomach aches and depression.

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