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Default question about homemade vanilla extract

On Sun 21 Sep 2008 09:15:02p, zxcvbob told us...

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>> On Sun 21 Sep 2008 03:25:04p, zxcvbob told us...
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>>> What spirits are you planning to use? (I would use bourbon or rye
>>> whiskey because they have a spicy aroma already.)
>>>
>>> Bob
>>>

>>
>> I always use bourbon when I make my own.
>>

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>
> That's what I always thought would be best, but I've acquired a taste
> for J.B. rye whiskey. I think it would make a really nice vanilla
> extract. (OTOH, George might be right and it would be a waste of good
> whiskey.)
>


If you're going to drink it, then it might make a big difference in the
taste. In baking, however, I think the distinctiveness of rye would
usually be lost.

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