On Sun 21 Sep 2008 03:08:15p, Ozark Baby told us...

> On Sun, 21 Sep 2008 16:06:28 -0500, zxcvbob >
> wrote:
>
>>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
>
> I am wondering if plastic can be used? What are your thoughts?
>

Food or medical grade plasic can be used. I have bought pure vanilla
extract at Costco in one pint plastic bottles.

--
Wayne Boatwright

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