Rhubarb Wine - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 bushel rhubarb, diced
25 lbs sugar
12 oranges, sliced
1 fresh yeast cake, dissolved in lukewarm water

Preparation

In a 10 gallon crock, put in rhubarb and cover with boiling water.
Let set 12 hours with cover over crock.
Remove rhubarb from juice.
To juice add sugar, oranges, and yeast.
Let set 21 days, stirring each day.
If juice is not clear after 21 days, continue to stir each day till clear and no bubbles come to top.
Strain through 4 layers of cheesecloth and bottle with caps not completely tightened.
For Strawberry Rhubarb Wine: Use above method but use only 1/4 bushel rhubarb and 10 quarts strawberries. Add 2 large jars of maraschino cherries for added color and taste.
Dandelion Wine: Use above method but use 1/2 bushel dandelion flowers (not greens). But use 6 oranges and 6 lemons, sliced, 1 lb raisins, 1 yeast cake and 25 lbs sugar.