Homemade Dandelion Coffee.
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How to make your own coffee from the weeds in your garden.
Find Some Nice Big Dandelions.
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All you have to do is find some nice big dandelions preferably more than 1 year old.
Digg them out and chop of the roots. (Bytheway You can use the leaves for a nice salade)
Digg them out and chop of the roots. (Bytheway You can use the leaves for a nice salade)
Prepare Your Oven.
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Preheat your oven to 180 degrees Celcius or 350 degrees Farenheit.
Cleaning
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Clean the roots and dry them a bit.
Cut the Roots
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Slice the roots in small strips this is to make them dry faster en roast them equaly.
Dry the Roots
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Place the sliced roots in the oven for about 1 hour.
The Dried Roots
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After 1 hour of drying the roots are a bit darker.
Grind the Roots
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Grind the roots up with a mortar and a pestle or a grinder.
Add Some Water
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Put a table spoon of grinded roots in a jug and add 1 coffee mug of hot water.
Filter Out the Grinded Roots.
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After about 4 minutes you can pour it thru a Sieve in your coffee mug so that the grinded roots are filtered out and enjoy your coffee.