koko > wrote in
:

> On Sun, 14 Dec 2008 15:25:01 +0000 (UTC), PeterL >
> wrote:
>
>>"Macuser" > wrote in
:
>>
>>> I always make a double pot of coffee and refrigerate the leftover
for
>>> iced coffee. My little customizing tip is to add a dash of vanilla
>>> flavoring. I happen to have some genuine Mexican vanilla flavoring
so
>>> my iced java tastes like a luxury product.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>What's "genuine Mexican vanilla flavoring"???
>
> PeterL, just be very careful when you buy "genuine Mexican vanilla
> flavoring"
> Some of it is made from the toxic bean coumarin. It's used to make a
> flavoring just like vanilla and is a know carcinogen.
>
> Make sure your Mexican vanilla is labeled coumarin free.
>


No worries there....... I get my vanilla beans from Madagasca.... or
used to anyway. Seems they've got some sort of bug that is killing off
their vanilla bean plants at the moment.



--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

"People are more violently opposed to fur than leather because it is
safer to harrass rich women than motorcycle gangs."