In article >, Michael Ellis > wrote:

> Why dont you make your own? Take a vanilla bean, split it down the center,
> open it up and put it in a cup of vodka. Shake it once a day and after a week
> you have amazing vanilla extract, better than you buy in the stores

So, one bean will flavor 8 ounces of extract? Last time I bought
a pint from Penzy's, it was something like $65, while beans go for
around $2 apiece. That means they sold me 2 beans for the price of
thirty?

I think that this is way too little bean for the amount of alcohol, but
I haven't tried it, and apparently you have....

Mike Beede