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Default Homemade Vanilla Extract

On Sat, 20 Sep 2008 23:27:42 +0000 (UTC), PeterLucas
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>Ozark Baby > wrote in
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>> We are planning on making our own homemade vanilla extract. What I
>> want to do is to be able to give some as gifts. What size bottle would
>> anyone recommend for gifts? The other question is if I would need to
>> seal, like with canning, such jars of extract once it is made, after 6
>> months, or what? Would this homemade extract be ok just sitting on
>> shelves or should it be refrigerated or what? Any suggestions would be
>> appreciated.
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>http://www.virtualrecipes.com.au/recipe~num~1884.asp
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>http://www.cooks.com/rec/search/0,1-...xtract,FF.html
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>http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load...848173366.html
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>I've got a 40oz bottle of (vodka) extract brewing at the moment......
>it's been in there for quite a bit, and I'll be leaving it till
>Christmas time.
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>After it's brewed, I'm just going to put it in bottles with either screw
>caps, or corks, and give away as presents.


Hey, thanks so much for the links.