On Fri, 2 Jan 2009 14:48:47 -0700, "Janet Bostwick"
> wrote:

>Felice wrote:
>> For better or worse, I don't pay a whole lot of attention to food
>> prices. It's just me, for cryin' out loud, and if I want it I get it.
>> But something made me ask the price of the one li'l ole vanilla bean
>> in a jar, which I didn't really need NOW but I'd used the last of the
>> Penzey's beans so ...
>> "Ten dollars and" was all I heard. I keeled over before she got to the
>> cents. So I checked my Penzey's catalog and they have three
>> Madagascars for $7.25.
>>
>> Guess it's time to inventory the spice drawer and see what else I
>> need.
>> Up yours, McCormack.
>>
>> Felice
>Costco has a card of 2 stoppered glass tubes. Each tube has 5 - 7.5 inch
>vanilla beans. They are Madagascar beans, very supple, fresh and aromatic.
>Price is about $11.
>Janet
>

They are terrific vanilla bean. I did not see any at my Costco this
morning. The place was stripped bare after the holiday, though.

Boron