"Nexis" > wrote in :

>
> "Dave Smith" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>>> In article >,
>>> Ozark Baby > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Would any of you know how to make the "clear" type of vanilla
>>>> extract? Is it possible for us to make it homemade?
>>>
>>> Not if you're going to use a brown vanilla bean or two.
>>
>> I don't know why not. Some of the best vanilla I have has has been
>> clear. It came from the Dominican Republic. I have some clear
>> vanilla from Mexico, but it is not so good.
>
> What you had is likely *not* vanilla, but a glycerine or propylene
> glycol base with vanillin, a by-product of the wood industry. That
> isn't vanilla extract.
>



I was wondering how they made a black extract clear :-)



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