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Josh Clark

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Stuff You Should Know
The Fascinating History of Dandelions

And people still make that today, and it's actually super easy.

Stuff You Should Know
The Fascinating History of Dandelions

You just take some dandelion flowers, some waterβ€”

Stuff You Should Know
The Fascinating History of Dandelions

Eventually, you add some sugar and some lemon, let it sit for a couple of weeks, strain it out, and then let it sit for another week and age, and you've got yourself some dandelion wine.

Stuff You Should Know
The Fascinating History of Dandelions

And it sounds deliciously easy or maybe easily delicious, one of the two.

Stuff You Should Know
The Fascinating History of Dandelions

But I'd love to try it.

Stuff You Should Know
The Fascinating History of Dandelions

Have you ever had dandelion wine or dandelion beer or anything like that?

Stuff You Should Know
The Fascinating History of Dandelions

No, not at all.

Stuff You Should Know
The Fascinating History of Dandelions

I mean, it's definitely a thing.

Stuff You Should Know
The Fascinating History of Dandelions

Ray Bradbury had a novel called Dandelion Wine from 1957, so it's something that's been enjoyed all over the world.

Stuff You Should Know
The Fascinating History of Dandelions

In France, they use it sometimes.

Stuff You Should Know
The Fascinating History of Dandelions

They'll take the leaves and blanch them and spread them with bread and butter.

Stuff You Should Know
The Fascinating History of Dandelions

It sounds like if there's not a Brooklyn restaurant serving dandelion toast at this point, then what is happening in our world?

Stuff You Should Know
The Fascinating History of Dandelions

I don't know.

Stuff You Should Know
The Fascinating History of Dandelions

It sounds like fairy toast.

Stuff You Should Know
The Fascinating History of Dandelions

Like the Australians love, but with dandelion leaves instead.

Stuff You Should Know
The Fascinating History of Dandelions

Yeah.

Stuff You Should Know
The Fascinating History of Dandelions

It's also, you know, just a salad, a salad green component.

Stuff You Should Know
The Fascinating History of Dandelions

And like we said, it is very bitter, but it's used in all kinds of salads.

Stuff You Should Know
The Fascinating History of Dandelions

Sometimes it's the only kind of leaf used in a salad.

Stuff You Should Know
The Fascinating History of Dandelions

Sometimes it can be mixed in with other things.