zipporah wrote:
> cooksalot wrote:
>> On Sep 20, 6:15 pm, Ozark Baby > wrote:
>>> On Sat, 20 Sep 2008 18:26:57 -0500, zxcvbob >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Ozark Baby wrote:
>>>>> 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.
>>>> Are you gonna get 5 ounce glass bottles for it? (I've never seen
>>>> little
>>>> brown bottles for sale, but that would be the way to go if you can find
>>>> them.) I don't know how you intend to make your extract, I'll
>>>> assume by
>>>> steeping chopped vanilla beans in bourbon or rye or vodka, but i think
>>>> you just need to screw the lids down tight.
>>>> Bob
>>> Thank you for your reply. Yes, I was thinking about 5-8 oz sizes, as
>>> these will be presents for Christmas.
>>
>> Well you do realize that once we open those bottles of vanilla they
>> sit in the cupboard sometimes for years and are just fine. My bottle
>> source is Mountain Rose Herbs
>> http://www.mountainroseherbs.com/sup...s_bottles.html
>
> Specialty Bottle (http://www.specialtybottle.com/) is another fine
> source for containers. I've been very happy with my orders from them. I
> use their tins for dry herbs and spices and have some eye-dropper
> bottles for citrus oils and the like. They have very competitive
> pricing too (always a bonus).


I think I would use these: (either the 2 oz or 4 oz with plain lids)
http://www.specialtybottle.com/index...on=Custom&ID=2

Bob