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Default Can vanilla extract 'go bad'?

On 1/29/2016 9:18 AM, Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> On 2015-04-09 18:34:05 +0000, Kalmia said:
>
>> Maybe I was overwrought by the relatively low price for a huge bottle
>> of vanilla - 8 oz - now I'm wondering if it'll go off. I probably use
>> about 3 oz per year, if that.
>>
>> I also bought the 10 lb. King Arthur tho and I just KNOW that won't go
>> to waste.

>
> I doubt the vanilla will go bad. I'm about to make a pint of it. Should
> be ready by July.
>


I have a couple of 16oz bottles of the stuff. My recommendation is that
people use twice or more of the extract in recipes. I just pour that
stuff in a carefree manner. Those sissy measurements were based on
vanilla being a rare, expensive, substance. My use reflects the price
and availability of vanilla in the modern age.