Addie
Chef Extraordinaire
My grandmother always used the cap of the bottle to measure vanilla extract. That is how I measure it, too.
I have done that. Why dirty another spoon.
My grandmother always used the cap of the bottle to measure vanilla extract. That is how I measure it, too.
My grandmother always used the cap of the bottle to measure vanilla extract. That is how I measure it, too.
Vanilla, cinnamon, and nuts are three things I usually add more of to recipes.Me too. When vanilla is the only flavoring, I don't even bother to measure it. A quick 'glug' does the job and very nicely. I haven't bought a box cake in eons or many moons ago, but when I did, I always added vanilla to it. It really gave a flavor boost to it.
How many times would you see Julia add vanilla with her measuring spoon and over fill it. "One teaspoon (or more)". Short of using an eye dropper to fill a teaspoon, it is almost impossible to not overfill it.
I make that as well, with a yellow cake mix. My whole family loves it, so I don't get to eat the whole thing, darn it!The one I make is a lemon jello cake that uses a white cake mix, eggs, oil, lemon extract and then a glaze with 10x sugar and lemon juice. No vanilla. I love it but am the only one that does so I don't get it often unless I want to eat the whole thing.
I disagree with using vanilla with lemon. You can't get a nice sharp/tart lemon taste with vanilla in the mix. I use Alix's lemon cake recipe that calls for lemon juice and zest. No lemon extract, no vanilla. http://www.discusscooking.com/forums/f41/lemon-cake-68495.html#post941193
Being a lemon dessert freak, I doubled the amount of zest in the cake and increased the sugar and lemon juice by 50% for the glaze.
As the old TV ad used to say, "Try it, you'll like it!"
.i don't put any vanilla in my salt cakes.
interesting thread, addie!
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Thank you. I am one of those people that always wants to know the "why" of everything. When I am teaching someone something I always tell them the why of it. They are more likely to remember it. There is a reason for everything we do. Even if we don't know the "why" of it.
I am rarely happy with only knowing the A to C. I NEED to know the B!! And it is usually a B.... to get someone to tell you!!
There is a little bit of snob in all of us. Some have more than others. They just have to show off their knowledge. So to get them to give you the info you want you have to play Dumb Dora. They are very quick to show how much smarter they are than you. Specially if you are a woman. My youngest daughter could take a car apart and put it back together better than any man. She came home a date many times covered in grease. Most of those guys never asked her out again. I kept telling her you have to act dumb.
Why would she want to be with someone who a) didn't appreciate her interests and capabilities and b) thought she was dumb?