On Fri, 01 Jul 2005 19:36:10 +1000, Peter
> wrote:
>On 30/6/05 11:29 PM, in article ,
>"Boron Elgar" > wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 30 Jun 2005 21:01:18 +1000, Peter
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> Have decided to make some vanilla essence... Got a kilo of beans, chopped
>>> them up and put that into about 4 litres of Vodka... Used a stab blender to
>>> chop them up a bit more... Even after three days the aroma is stunning. The
>>> taste strong and rich, yet the vodka kind of comes through and to my taste,
>>> it needs a bit of caramalised sugar to round it... Any suggestions?
>>>
>>> Peter Watson
>>
>> May I ask where you acquired the kilo of vanilla beans and
>> approximately what they cost you? The beans are extremely expensive
>> here in the northeast U.S. Almost makes me want to expand my orchid
>> collection.
>>
>> Boron
>They are easy to get in Australia, they are gron in New Guinea and I paid
>A$140 per kilo
>
>Peter
Ah...another wonderful advantage of being down under.
Boron