* Clean the dandelion roots thoroughly.
* Cut the roots into smaller pieces and grind them up in a food processor.
* Spread the ground dandelion pieces out evenly on cookie sheets. Multiple cookie sheets should be used to minimize cooking time.
* Roast the dandelion roots at 250 degrees F for 2 hours or until they are thoroughly dry and the color of coffee.
* Stir periodically as they roast to promote even cooking.
* Grind the roasted dandelion roots in a coffee grinder or food processor to use in an automatic coffee maker.
* Brew the dandelion coffee just as you would regular coffee.
"The prepared powder is said to be almost indistinguishable from real coffee, and is claimed to be an improvement to inferior coffee, which is often an adulterated product. Of late years, Dandelion Coffee has come more into use in this country, being obtainable at most vegetarian restaurants and stores. Formerly it used occasionally to be given for medicinal purposes, generally mixed with true coffee to give it a better flavour. The ground root was sometimes mixed with chocolate for a similar purpose.
"Dandelion Coffee is a natural beverage without any of the injurious effects that ordinary tea and coffee have on the nerves and digestive organs. It exercises a stimulating influence over the whole system, helping the liver and kidneys to do their work and keeping the bowels in a healthy condition, so that it offers great advantages to dyspeptics and does not cause wakefulness."
HINTS AND TIPS:
* Save dandelion leaves from harvested roots to use in salads or cooked dishes and to make dandelion oil or wine.
* You can roast whole dandelion roots without grinding if you wish.
* Rinse ground dandelion in a colander prior to roasting if you are unsure about your first cleaning.
* Leave the oven door open as you roast the roots so that the moisture can escape.
* Drink dandelion coffee to stimulate the digestive system and treat ingestion and constipation. The bitter taste of the coffee promotes the production of hydrochloric acid in your stomach.
* Like most coffee, dandelion coffee is a diuretic, so expect increased urine flow when you drink it.
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