Nexis wrote:
> "Dave Smith" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Nexis 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.
>> The stuff from the Dominican was brought back for me by a local chef.
>
> That doesn't make it real vanilla. Read the labels, you'll see. It's vanilla
> flavored, but not real vanilla.


Perhaps not, but this guy is an incredible chef and I trust him to know
that it was good vanilla extract and not artificial, and the reason that
he brought some back for me was because I had commented on the vanilla
taste in some of his desserts. It was almost exactly the same as vanilla
that I had from Grenada, which was dark.