On Sat, 30 Jan 2016 07:45:12 -0800 (PST), John Kuthe
> wrote:

>On Friday, January 29, 2016 at 2:34:12 PM UTC-6, Jeßus wrote:
>> On Fri, 29 Jan 2016 10:14:00 -1000, dsi1 > wrote:
>>
>> >On 1/29/2016 10:03 AM, Je?us wrote:
>> >> On Fri, 29 Jan 2016 09:48:31 -1000, dsi1 > wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> 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.
>> >>
>> >> And in particular the quality, if you feel the need to use that much
>> >> more.
>> >>
>> >
>> >The quality is the same as the stuff you get in the stores. I have some
>> >homemade extract that's been sitting around for several years. I'm not
>> >happy with it. I prefer the commercial stuff.
>>
>> I'm the other way around. We made approx. 3 litres of extract about 3
>> years ago and it's the best vanilla extract I've ever had. I did do
>> quite a bit of research on best beans to buy at the time (which from
>> memory were from Papua New Guinea). The beans used does make a big
>> difference. Much like with coffee beans, I suppose.
>
>Exactly like coffee, and every other plant based foods we eat. Except of course plant based foods which have been standardized by Big Agra as so many have!! :-( Big Agra, promarilly driven by FastFood and other big chain restaurants are obliterating the diversity of our food plant products!! :-(

Well... yes. But it doesnt necessarily have to be that way.
You don't *have* to participate in that system.