Sites like http://www.thehappyhousewife.com/, http://www.diynatural.com/, and http://www.allrecipes.com/, all have recipes posted on how to make your own vanilla extract; when I saw how easy, and relatively cheap it was, I decided I had to try it!
**Added bonus to this cool experiment, is that I will be able to stop buying the cheap imitation extract!!
Day 1
I started out with just four items:
A bottle of vodka we had in our bar.
1 vanilla bean we bought at Whole Foods for $6.
2 bottle we found at Michael's for $1 each
Make sure you wash the bottles before you use them!
I cut the bean in half and put inside the bottles, then I filled up the bottle with vodka.
Make sure you leave enough room to put the cork back in, I made this mistake and had to end up pouring out some of the vodka.
Now you need to find a place to store your bottle (or bottles) because the process of the vodka becoming extract takes several months; about 2 to 3, but for a bottle this size, it might be less. Sure this process requires patience, but soon you will have your very own homemade vanilla extract, and all for less than $10!
Oh and I read on a few of the websites, that you should be able to use each bean at least twice!
Day 2
By day 2, I could already see progress being made!
Update: at the end of Week 1
Make sure you shake your bottles just a little bit about once a week; that way the vanilla can be distributed throughout!
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