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Julie Bove[_2_]

"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
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> On 2018-05-07 11:04 AM, wrote:
>> On Mon, 7 May 2018 08:44:29 -0600, gloria p >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On 5/7/2018 1:30 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>>>> I just heard that the place we all get our vanilla from has had big
>>>> problems with it's crops and now vanilla is the same price as silver!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> http//www.helpforheroes.org.uk
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> There have been crop problems with vanilla growers all over the world,
>>> causing the price to skyrocket. I wonder whether it's true or growers
>>> have just agreed to raise prices. Vanilla is grown in so many places
>>> it's unlikely all crops would fail at once.
>>> gloria p
>>
>> For most uses modern chemistry has produced vanilla flavoring that
>> can't be distinguished from real vanilla... nowadays it's silly to use
>> real vanilla in dishes that will be heated, save your real vanilla for
>> icecream, whipped cream, and other cold usage.
>
> Slight correction there. You can't taste the difference. Other people can.

I have actually read in countless places that what he says is true. In fact
they say that the vanilla flavor is more pronounced in baked goods with the
imitation vanilla.