So my pound of organic Tahitian vanilla beans arrived by mail last week. Mr. T just rolls his eyes whenever another package arrives for me (but secretly he is happy because he benefits from the goodies that get made by said packages). As someone who bakes a lot I go through a lot of vanilla extract and it gets expensive. I came up with the idea of making my own from the Instructables site and really, isn't homemade always better?
Hmmm, what to do with the rest of that vodka?Eight weeks and I'll have vanilla that lasts indefinitely (you keep topping off the jars with vodka as you use it).
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London not England! : ) I say that every time.
The vanilla sounds fantastic - I had no idea that vodka was involved.
Where did you order your vanilla beans from? I have lots of recipes using "real" vanilla, but I can't bring myself to spring for the little tiny tube at the grocery store that costs a fortune.
I figured there had to be a better deal out there, but I hadn't gotten around to finding it...
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