On 1/29/2016 1:58 PM, Janet wrote:
> In article >, says...
>>
>> 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.
>
> Well, there's vanilla extract made with vanilla pods, (more
> expensive) and vanilla flavouring (cheap, never been near a vanilla
> pod).
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanilla_extract
> Janet UK
>

I bought a half-gallon of fake vanilla from Sam's Club. You can bet it
was dirt cheap. I didn't find it to be usable.