On Mon 22 Sep 2008 09:12:15p, Mike told us...

>
> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
> 5.250...
>> On Mon 22 Sep 2008 06:16:50a, Ozark Baby told us...
>>
>>> On Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:17:00 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Sun 21 Sep 2008 03:25:04p, zxcvbob told us...
>>>>
>>>>> Ozark Baby wrote:
>>>>>> 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 <zxcv...
@charter.net>
>>>>>>>>>> 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?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> The extract will last a lot longer in glass (especially brown glass)
>> and
>>>>> you don't have to worry about the alcohol slowly leaching chemicals
>> from
>>>>> the plastic.
>>>>>
>>>>> BTW, I read an article in Cooks magazine a few years ago, and their
>>>>> homemade vanilla was more expensive than commercial vanilla and not
as
>>>>> good -- even though they used good beans. Of course yours will be
>>>>> different ;-)
>>>>>
>>>>> 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.
>>>
>>> You think bourbon is better than vodka to use? Does the taste of
>>> borbon stay with it ot does the vanilla take over completely? This is
>>> not for drinking at all, just for cooking in the end, plus gifts for
>>> the same.
>>>
>>
>> The bourbon flavor is not at all pronounced, but I think it makes for an
>> overall smoother vanilla flavor.

>
> How about using Captain Morgan's?

If you like it. I don't.



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Wayne Boatwright

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