Recipe for Dandelion Coffee

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Recipe for Dandelion Coffee

Post by pud » Wed Nov 22, 2006 11:34 pm

Source: Rosemary Neering and Stan Garrod, IN THE PIONEER HOME. Fitzhenry and Whiteside Limited, Toronto, 1978.p.27.

"Take the long tap root of a dandelion plant and wash it carefully. Cut into small pieces. Roast in front of the fire or in a slow [reflector] oven until it is dry and crisp. Grind,...and use as you would ground coffee."

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