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Title: lettuce wine
Post by: debjay on June 18, 2007, 06:17:42

Hi  :)
Has anybody tried lettuce wine  ???
We have found a recipe for it and was wondering if anybody had
tried to make and if so what was the result was ::)
thanks debs ;)

Title: Re: lettuce wine
Post by: carolinej on June 18, 2007, 06:51:55

I asked about this on a wine making forum, and the replies I got were dubious about it, although they had never tried. It would be a great way of using the lettuce glut though!

cj :)

Title: Re: lettuce wine
Post by: Si on June 19, 2007, 06:49:40

It'll keep the rabbit happy  ;D

Title: Re: lettuce wine
Post by: Baccy Man on June 19, 2007, 23:51:08

Lettuce contains no acid, sugar, tannin, or body, so these things would have to be added. The resulting wine would probably contain lactucarium an opiate like drug often used in herbal sedatives which is found in varying concentrations in most varieties of lettuce which should be beared in mind before drinking it.
If it didn't taste any good then most things can be improved by running them through a still.