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Peter
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On 1/7/05 10:46 AM, in article
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"GreggS" > wrote:
> Refer to an old formulary. Druggists used to make all their own extracts for
> drugs and flavoring.
> Usually the procedure involved maceration ( soaking ), followed by
> percolation. Off-hand
> I'd say you are using too much and too weak an alcohol and not soaking it long
> enough. Extract with
> a minimal of solvent, repeat until you exhaust the vanilla. Combine and dilute
> to your desired
> level.
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> GreggS - The sky is my canvas, fire is my palette.
Thanks for that, I guess that I am seduced a bit by some of the French
extracts we get and they seem thick and slightly sweet... I think all in all
I will just wait it wout and lock it down for three months.
PW
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