Andy M.
Certified Pretend Chef
Airplane bottles/nips = 50ml = 1.6907 Fl.Oz.
It's a joke. I've never seen an eenie weenie bottle of vodka. The only bottles of vodka I've ever seen were big enough to fill a swimming pool.
OK, maybe not that large. But much more than I think I'd need to make a small amount of vanilla extract.
But I would still get vanilla beans if I thought I could use them in something else.
That's what I was thinking. I go through maybe one small bottle of vanilla extract in 6 months.
Could I make homemade root beer with vanilla beans?
What I've seen so far besides vanilla extract is:I'm getting the impression you haven't read, or you have ignored, all the other suggestions people have made for how to use vanilla. Is the entire question a joke?
I'm not even sure what that is.
What I've seen so far besides vanilla extract is:
"My aunt always kept a couple vanilla beans in a canister of sugar to infuse for baking. You can also use the caviar (the seeds and pith inside) to flavor custard, pudding, pastry cream frosting or glaze for baked goods."
"I like to use vanilla beans to make vanilla sugar."
and
"You could put a vanilla bean in vodka or rum and get a flavored liquid to drink or make mixed drinks with."
The sugar looks interesting.
Unfortunately, I don't drink.
And I was going to ask you about putting the beans in sugar. You mean just drop a bean into the sugar and leave it there? And I wouldn't know how to use the pith or seeds to flavor anything. I'm really not that advanced of a cook.
I also didn't know vanilla extract kept that long.
I didn't know they had one ounce bottles of vodka. That shows how often I've been in a liquor store in my lifetime. LOL
Maybe I will do that. Sounds like a plan.
Could I make homemade root beer with vanilla beans?
I'm not even sure what that is.
What I've seen so far besides vanilla extract is:
"My aunt always kept a couple vanilla beans in a canister of sugar to infuse for baking. You can also use the caviar (the seeds and pith inside) to flavor custard, pudding, pastry cream frosting or glaze for baked goods."
"I like to use vanilla beans to make vanilla sugar."
and
"You could put a vanilla bean in vodka or rum and get a flavored liquid to drink or make mixed drinks with."
The sugar looks interesting.
Unfortunately, I don't drink.
And I was going to ask you about putting the beans in sugar. You mean just drop a bean into the sugar and leave it there? And I wouldn't know how to use the pith or seeds to flavor anything. I'm really not that advanced of a cook.
I also didn't know vanilla extract kept that long.
Well, I always knew I wasn't the sharpest pencil in the drawer. I had it the other way around. I thought it was an extra large glass with a large bottle. I'm sorry, I didn't see that right away.
I always use vanilla extract in baking, but I didn't know you could use the bean itself to flavor anything else. I think I will get the beans then and use it in the sugar like you suggested. That sounds like a good idea.
And thank you, everyone else, for your suggestions. I appreciate it.
Amazon it is, but not until next month. Darn car repair......
ICE CREAM! I totally forgot about ice cream! Did I say I was trying to lose weight? Well, forget that!
And since I now know that vanilla extract lasts so long, maybe I will go get a bottle of vodka and make my own, too. I better go to a store where they don't know me, though. I can just see the looks I'd get from the cashiers if they see someone who uses food stamps coming through their line with a bottle of vodka. LOL