tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079554682048845509.post4627079265773784530..comments2018-10-15T07:34:58.201+02:00Comments on a sustainable life: homemade vanilla extractjulochkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10884096685015570257noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079554682048845509.post-37023331417712274342011-07-26T00:52:21.391+02:002011-07-26T00:52:21.391+02:00Great posting and interesting comments too!
So fa...Great posting and interesting comments too!<br /><br />So far, I only knew of different herbs and vegetables you could put into your oil and vinegar bottles! (And fruit and berries into the German 'Rumtopf', of course!)Anneli/Bockfilzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10055116575322157760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079554682048845509.post-38210224532243042932011-07-14T19:13:44.781+02:002011-07-14T19:13:44.781+02:00And your recipe is gluten-free. Something I just ...And your recipe is gluten-free. Something I just found out that alot of vanilla is made from grain vanilla (?) not the bean, therefore it has gluten.Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04242778760582160429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079554682048845509.post-9821654020987653182011-07-05T12:49:35.649+02:002011-07-05T12:49:35.649+02:00Very cool! I always go through a ton of vanilla e...Very cool! I always go through a ton of vanilla extract, especially with fall and winter cooking. I'm headed to eBay this morning and going to get a batch under way!! & Julie, I didn't know you could re-use beans like that! Great tips ladies :)rayfamilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10738836663001170089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079554682048845509.post-60361887536931206142011-07-04T17:18:04.779+02:002011-07-04T17:18:04.779+02:00;) I was looking at more too...I have 8 left. Mu...;) I was looking at more too...I have 8 left. Must make something today with them!Palmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09857800371468401182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079554682048845509.post-20158328316772050132011-07-04T16:56:22.908+02:002011-07-04T16:56:22.908+02:00ok, now you've got me bidding on vanilla pods....ok, now you've got me bidding on vanilla pods. :-)julochkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884096685015570257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079554682048845509.post-34527628322585745212011-07-04T16:12:31.244+02:002011-07-04T16:12:31.244+02:00Definitley posh! However, I am tooooo cheap to pa...Definitley posh! However, I am tooooo cheap to pay $5+ for 2 pods in the store...that is if I can find them. Ebay was the way to go, I think that I got 20 pods for $7.12 and that included shipping. <br />Good idea on the fruit purees and crumbles..homemade yogurt would probably be good too, or jam/jelly???? mmmmm, oh and pie!<br />There is a vanilla pod seller in France with free shipping (Ebay) <br />http://tinyurl.com/3wm3939<br />$9.99 (US) for 25 pods.Palmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09857800371468401182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079554682048845509.post-9491924590355282532011-07-04T15:52:29.573+02:002011-07-04T15:52:29.573+02:00i've been trying to send my sister back to bar...i've been trying to send my sister back to barbados for vanilla, but this looks like a good backup plan. we use vanilla pods as vanilla here anyway (keeping the black flecks - i've come to think of them as a sign of poshness). you definitely found the vanilla pods cheaper on eBay - they're about $5 for 2, which come in a test tube kind of container in the grocery store. but they are useful and i have a jar of sugar that i throw the pods into after I scrape out the black bits on the inside into a recipe.<br /><br />i'd also advise that you can use the ones you take out in jams and fruit purees and crumbles - when i'm cooking up strawberries/rhubarb for a crumble, i always throw a hunk of vanilla pod in. then i fish it out to use it again - they actually can be reused several times before their goodness is exhausted.<br /><br />hmm, i was going to the store anyway, i think i'll check out the vodka supplies and get a batch of this going. husband's working on my cool, dark pantry as we speak, so it will be perfect for storing the bottle while it's steeping.julochkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884096685015570257noreply@blogger.com