Reminds me of the tales of my wife's Grandma's "homemade root beer". Lots of

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Apr 22, 2024
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My wife made some homemade vanilla. Apparently it is just two ingredients. Vodka and vanilla beans.

RalphWiggam Barkeep, another Mekong please

Apr 22, 4:11pm

I make gallons of vanilla a year. I’ve never made something that burned when using homemade vanilla.

Cougar Jazz Fan

Apr 22, 4:14pm

"Shots of vanilla after Come Follow Me, y'all!"

Tricky

Apr 22, 4:16pm

Is adding vodka to things a technicality?

SUAVO

Apr 22, 4:16pm

There is an urban legend of President McKay eating rum cake.

Cougar Jazz Fan

Apr 22, 4:19pm

Urban legend or no, eating rum cake is just fine in my humble opinion.

RalphWiggam

Apr 22, 4:21pm

Completely agree. So is vanilla ice cream with homemade vanilla.

Cougar Jazz Fan

Apr 22, 4:24pm

Pretty sure that really happened.

Jeffacka

Apr 22, 4:57pm

To make vanilla that’s real you have to use vodka

SouthernBlueBlood

Apr 22, 4:56pm

What did we do wrong? I am sure it isn’t supposed to be that strong. We didn’t even finish the ice cream.

RalphWiggam

Apr 22, 4:19pm

Was it supposed to be flambe? That concentrates the flavor and burns off some alcohol

dingus79

Apr 22, 4:23pm

What color was your vanilla extract?

HuskerFan2

Apr 22, 4:25pm

Could have been a few things. Poor beans. Not enough beans. Didn’t let them age long enough. Didn’t shake them often.

Cougar Jazz Fan

Apr 22, 4:27pm

To add, I usually do double fold and age at least 18 months. Shake at least weekly the first 6 months and then monthly.

Cougar Jazz Fan

Apr 22, 4:35pm

Hmm. We only shook on the first day. Put them on the shelf in a cupboard and left them for about 5 months. Just used it

RalphWiggam

Apr 22, 4:39pm

5 months vs 18 months might also be a factor....

jacobugath

Apr 22, 4:48pm

Yeah, although Husker said 2 months is sufficient.

RalphWiggam

Apr 22, 4:56pm

As long as the beans are fully exposed and you shake them often.

HuskerFan2

Apr 22, 6:03pm

That's what we do. We just buy Mexican vanilla. It's great.

jacobugath

Apr 22, 6:28pm

Did she slice the beans open?

StarMan

Apr 22, 7:05pm

Is there that big a difference from retail to go thru process of making own?

SpudNut

Apr 22, 4:45pm

The burning means you did it right.

Baron

Apr 22, 4:19pm

Reminds me of the tales of my wife's Grandma's "homemade root beer". Lots of

NOCAL_YFAN

Apr 22, 4:27pm

My dad's family made their own and sometimes a bottle would explode.

Tricky

Apr 23, 12:50pm

Vanilla extract is required by the FDA to have minimum 35% alcohol

BlueBlood

Apr 22, 4:29pm

A dozen years ago, our ward's relief society was making homemade vanilla.

d-coug

Apr 22, 4:43pm

Teenage son has friends over on Friday night…

TADOW

Apr 22, 5:01pm

My wife uses rum.

Everyman

Apr 22, 5:03pm

Rum makes a different vanilla. It’s great for certain things. Vodka is the more neutral flavor that most associate

Cougar Jazz Fan

Apr 22, 7:23pm

I did this…it took two years rather than a few months to really make the

valleus

Apr 22, 5:22pm

Either go see a chef or a doctor and figure out what went wrong.

Mitty

Apr 22, 6:21pm

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