last friday my vanilla beans came...
one divine smell...
the aroma carried me a way to far away lands...
LOVE
"pure, spicy, and delicate" and its complex floral aroma depicted as a "peculiar bouquet"
~Homemade Vanilla Extract~
1 bottle VODKA
9 Vanilla Beans
take a knife and slice Vanilla Beans down the middle
cut Vanilla Beans in half
place Vanilla Beans in jar
1 Cup (8 oz) Vodka
pour into jar
place lid on top
give a shake
say a few kind words
hide away in a cool dark place
take a quick peak each week
pick it up and give some love
a quick little swirl
after 6 weeks have past
VANILLA EXTRACT you will have
could it get any easier than that?
heres why you may want to try...
Vanilla Imitations
Most imitation vanillas contain vanillin, only one of 171 identified aromatic components of the real vanilla beans. Vanillin can be produced synthetically from lignin. Most synthetic vanillin is a byproduct of the pulp and paper industry, and is made from waste sulfate, which contains lignin-sulfonic acid.
6 comments:
Oh, I can just imagine the wondrous aroma!! I've always loved vanilla.
Mary
"Most synthetic vanillin is a byproduct of the pulp and paper industry, and is made from waste sulfate, which contains lignin-sulfonic acid." OMG, I will never use anything but real vanilla extract again, no matter how much it costs!
I just love vanila this way. I had in the past bought Mexican Vanilla online until I found out how they distilled the alcohol and ick, ick, ick. After that, I bought vanilla beans, split them, scapped the insides, threw them into a bottle of vodka and in 2 months......yummmy, yummy. I hadn't thought of the jars. That would be a good idea though. Thanks. Happy weekend, happy valentoonie day, happy george & abe day.
I am totally making this. Where did you get your vanilla?
I started a bottle of this a a few weeks back and it is just wonderful.... Still in the making stage yet I opened it last week and it smelled wonderful... vanilla has always been one of my favorite spices.... and the fact that you can home make it is wonderful... once you start using it just top it off ever so often... If you put a vanilla bean in it you can keep it for years....
~ inannasstar...the vanilla beans came from the oregon spice company...and thanks for the additional info mother moon...good for all of us in the making! and linda your way sounds quite easy...so many wonderufl ideas...thank you so! brightest blessings~
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