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

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
>
>
>
>
>

There are other websites selling vanilla beans at a far cheaper price
than Penzey's. I recently bought a quarter of a pound for about 10 bucks
not too long ago. I think it is something like 40-50 beans. I also got
some saffron -not the absolute best saffron - but not bad for the price.

http://www.theposter.com/vanilla2.html

I like Penzey's but I wouldn't pay that much for 3 beans.

-Tracy

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

On Jan 2, 3:35�pm, "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.


For years now modern chemistry has made possible vanilla flavoring
that no human can distingush from real vanilla, bean or extract... and
if you are going to heat your beans or extract in teh course of use
then you are simply totally wasting your money. Only use real vanilla
for things you don't heat, and there aren't many, like whipped cream
and ice cream... and even then no human can tell... you'd need highly
trained scent dogs to pick real from modern artificial. If you heat a
vanilla bean to extract the flavor then you wasted your time and
money.

On Fri, 2 Jan 2009 15:35:33 -0500, "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.

Holy cow! That's bad! Good thing we still have Penzeys. Crash was
asking me last night what I wanted for Valentine's Day. I told him a
Penzey's gift certificate. Let's see what Cupid brings ....

Carol

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"Tracy" > wrote in message
...
> 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


> There are other websites selling vanilla beans at a far cheaper price than
> Penzey's. I recently bought a quarter of a pound for about 10 bucks not
> too long ago. I think it is something like 40-50 beans. I also got some
> saffron -not the absolute best saffron - but not bad for the price.
>
> http://www.theposter.com/vanilla2.html
>
> I like Penzey's but I wouldn't pay that much for 3 beans.
>
> -Tracy

Goodness! I never knew there were that many kinds of vanilla beans! Thanks.

Felice

"Felice" > wrote in
:

> 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
>




Try eBay for vanilla beans.




--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia


Be of good cheer about death and know this as a truth --that no evil can
happen to a good man, either in life or after death.

Socrates

"Janet Bostwick" > wrote in
m:

> 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
>
>
>


eBay. VB's are cheap as chips.

250g (about 70 beans) for AUD$30.

--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia


Be of good cheer about death and know this as a truth --that no evil can
happen to a good man, either in life or after death.

Socrates

I mentioned in here a few weeks ago that the vanilla crop in Madagascar,
which provides most of the world's vanilla, has been hit hard by a virus.

--
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"Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
news
>
> I mentioned in here a few weeks ago that the vanilla crop in Madagascar,
> which provides most of the world's vanilla, has been hit hard by a virus.
> --
> Blinky


"Told you so, told you so!" he sneered. :-)

Felice

On Jan 2, 2:55*pm, PeterL > 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
>
> Try eBay for vanilla beans.
>
> --
> Peter Lucas
> Brisbane
> Australia
>
> Be of good cheer about death and know this as a truth --that no evil can
> happen to a good man, either in life or after death.
>
> Socrates- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

That's what I did- got 25 beans for 16 bucks- that included the
shipping! Not the best I've ever seen, but still well worth the cost,
and they taste good...

merryb > wrote in
:

> On Jan 2, 2:55*pm, PeterL > wrote:

>>
>> Try eBay for vanilla beans.
>>

>
> That's what I did- got 25 beans for 16 bucks- that included the
> shipping! Not the best I've ever seen, but still well worth the cost,
> and they taste good...
>


And you can use them rather indiscreetly :-)

I got a 250g bag off eBay, and have ended up giving most away to friends,
as there was more than I'd *ever* use.

I still have a large fistful left.



--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia


Be of good cheer about death and know this as a truth --that no evil can
happen to a good man, either in life or after death.

Socrates

Sheldon wrote:

> For years now modern chemistry has made possible vanilla flavoring
> that no human can distingush from real vanilla, bean or extract... and
> if you are going to heat your beans or extract in teh course of use
> then you are simply totally wasting your money. Only use real vanilla
> for things you don't heat, and there aren't many, like whipped cream
> and ice cream... and even then no human can tell... you'd need highly
> trained scent dogs to pick real from modern artificial. If you heat a
> vanilla bean to extract the flavor then you wasted your time and
> money.
>

You really need to stop assuming that other people have a sense of
taste as you have as poorly developed as your own. I freely admit to
have used artificial vanilla extract before I learned the difference. I
can tell the difference. I use real vanilla extract in my ice cream
base, which I taste. Sometimes I use vanilla beans as well. My wife has
no problem noticing the difference and usually comments after her first
taste of it that I have used beans.

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

On Fri, 2 Jan 2009 18:47:22 -0500, "Felice" >
wrote:

>"Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
>news
>>
>> I mentioned in here a few weeks ago that the vanilla crop in Madagascar,
>> which provides most of the world's vanilla, has been hit hard by a virus.
>> --
>> Blinky
>
>
>"Told you so, told you so!" he sneered. :-)

Silly human! Sharks don't sneer! LOL!

Carol

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Damsel in dis Dress > wrote in
:

> On Fri, 2 Jan 2009 18:47:22 -0500, "Felice" >
> wrote:
>
>>"Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
>>news
>>>
>>> I mentioned in here a few weeks ago that the vanilla crop in
>>> Madagascar, which provides most of the world's vanilla, has been hit
>>> hard by a virus. --
>>> Blinky
>>
>>
>>"Told you so, told you so!" he sneered. :-)
>
> Silly human! Sharks don't sneer! LOL!
>
> Carol
>



You never saw Bruce, of 'Finding Nemo', did you?? :-)


--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia


Be of good cheer about death and know this as a truth --that no evil can
happen to a good man, either in life or after death.

Socrates

On Sat, 3 Jan 2009 01:58:41 +0000 (UTC), PeterL >
wrote:

>Damsel in dis Dress > wrote in
:
>
>> On Fri, 2 Jan 2009 18:47:22 -0500, "Felice" >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>"Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
>>>news >>>>
>>>> I mentioned in here a few weeks ago that the vanilla crop in
>>>> Madagascar, which provides most of the world's vanilla, has been hit
>>>> hard by a virus. --
>>>> Blinky
>>>
>>>"Told you so, told you so!" he sneered. :-)
>>
>> Silly human! Sharks don't sneer! LOL!
>>
>> Carol
>
>You never saw Bruce, of 'Finding Nemo', did you?? :-)

I saw the movie when it first came out, but remember about 2% of it.
Anyway, this is Blinky, not Bruce.

ObFood: Sushi
http://i43.tinypic.com/f1b6oj.jpg

Carol, trying to find a way out of this one

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On Jan 2, 4:24*pm, PeterL > wrote:
> merryb > wrote :
>
> > On Jan 2, 2:55*pm, PeterL > wrote:
>
> >> Try eBay for vanilla beans.
>
> > That's what I did- got 25 beans for 16 bucks- that included the
> > shipping! Not the best I've ever seen, but still well worth the cost,
> > and they taste good...
>
> And you can use them rather indiscreetly :-)
>
> I got a 250g bag off eBay, and have ended up giving most away to friends,
> as there was more than I'd *ever* use.
>
> I still have a large fistful left.
>
> --
> Peter Lucas
> Brisbane
> Australia
>
> Be of good cheer about death and know this as a truth --that no evil can
> happen to a good man, either in life or after death.
>
> Socrates

Exactly- I made a killer batch of ice cream with one, and have given
away a couple to very happy receivers...

merryb > wrote in
:

> On Jan 2, 4:24*pm, PeterL > wrote:
>> merryb > wrote
>> innews:de79b723-0974-4b18-acff-c38b7b73945
> :
>>
>> > On Jan 2, 2:55*pm, PeterL > wrote:
>>
>> >> Try eBay for vanilla beans.
>>
>> > That's what I did- got 25 beans for 16 bucks- that included the
>> > shipping! Not the best I've ever seen, but still well worth the
>> > cost, and they taste good...
>>
>> And you can use them rather indiscreetly :-)
>>
>> I got a 250g bag off eBay, and have ended up giving most away to
>> friends, as there was more than I'd *ever* use.
>>
>> I still have a large fistful left.
>>

>
> Exactly- I made a killer batch of ice cream with one, and have given
> away a couple to very happy receivers...
>


I saw an ad for a Cuisinart ice cream maker just recently, for $199. You
pop the ingredients in and press a button. 25mins later, 1.5lts of ice
cream, and it has 3 topping dispensers on it as well!!

Now if I could just find that damn ad again, I might be able to con a
late Christmas present out of the SO ;-)


--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia


Be of good cheer about death and know this as a truth --that no evil can
happen to a good man, either in life or after death.

Socrates

PeterL > wrote in
.25:

> I saw an ad for a Cuisinart ice cream maker just recently, for $199. You
> pop the ingredients in and press a button. 25mins later, 1.5lts of ice
> cream, and it has 3 topping dispensers on it as well!!
>
> Now if I could just find that damn ad again, I might be able to con a
> late Christmas present out of the SO ;-)
>
>

I've seen the ad too - it's a soft serve making and dispensing machine,
though - not intended for making "normal" ice cream.

--
Rhonda Anderson
Cranebrook, NSW, Australia

Rhonda Anderson > wrote in
.5:

> PeterL > wrote in
> .25:
>
>> I saw an ad for a Cuisinart ice cream maker just recently, for $199.
>> You pop the ingredients in and press a button. 25mins later, 1.5lts
>> of ice cream, and it has 3 topping dispensers on it as well!!
>>
>> Now if I could just find that damn ad again, I might be able to con a
>> late Christmas present out of the SO ;-)
>>
>>
>
> I've seen the ad too - it's a soft serve making and dispensing
> machine, though - not intended for making "normal" ice cream.
>



Do you remember where you saw the ad??



--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

The Gunfighters Rule:
"Be courteous to everyone, friendly to no one. Be polite.
Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet."

Felice wrote:

>
> "Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
> news
>>
>> I mentioned in here a few weeks ago that the vanilla crop in Madagascar,
>> which provides most of the world's vanilla, has been hit hard by a
>> virus. --
>> Blinky
>
>
> "Told you so, told you so!" he sneered. :-)

No, I just tried to bring you up to speed.


--
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PeterL > wrote in
.25:

> Rhonda Anderson > wrote in
> .5:


>> I've seen the ad too - it's a soft serve making and dispensing
>> machine, though - not intended for making "normal" ice cream.
>>

> Do you remember where you saw the ad??
>

That's asking a lot, my memory isn't what it used to be :-) I've seen it
more than once - hang on, Peters of Kensington ad in the paper I think.
Somewhere else too. Ah, thought it was in the copy of the Christmas issue
of Super Food Ideas mag, which I borrowed from my sister. Just checked
though and what they have is a competition to win one = closes Jan 13 so if
you can find a copy you still have time to enter :-)

According to the blurb in SFI $199 is the recommended retail price, not a
special. Just tried to check Peters of Kensington website but it's not
working at the moment - just getting error messages.

--
Rhonda Anderson
Cranebrook, NSW, Australia

Rhonda Anderson > wrote in
.5:

> PeterL > wrote in
> .25:
>
>> Rhonda Anderson > wrote in
>> .5:
>
>
>>> I've seen the ad too - it's a soft serve making and dispensing
>>> machine, though - not intended for making "normal" ice cream.
>>>
>
>> Do you remember where you saw the ad??
>>
>
> That's asking a lot, my memory isn't what it used to be :-)


I know *that* feeling!!


> I've seen
> it more than once - hang on, Peters of Kensington ad in the paper I
> think. Somewhere else too. Ah, thought it was in the copy of the
> Christmas issue of Super Food Ideas mag,


Your bloods worth bottling Mikky!!

(Mikky = feminine version of Michael :-)


Just dug up my SFI and had a look. I *knew* I'd seen it somewhere!!


Moochos grassyarse.




> which I borrowed from my
> sister. Just checked though and what they have is a competition to win
> one = closes Jan 13 so if you can find a copy you still have time to
> enter :-)


I've got a couple hundred $$'s credit on my Optus (throwaway) mobile, so
I *might* just send in a couple (or 35) entries :-)

With that copy of SFI's , you should have got the Christmas mag from
Taste.com.au.


Have a look on the page with all the employees names.......

the second one down is my niece :-)


>
> According to the blurb in SFI $199 is the recommended retail price,
> not a special. Just tried to check Peters of Kensington website but
> it's not working at the moment - just getting error messages.
>


If I get one for free, that's even better :-)


I've already got several prizes from SFI's.

And have a personally signed 'specials' recipe book from Kimmy, with
whom I spent an altogether too brief 15mins with at the Brisbane Food
and Wine Show (2007).

She's an absolute gem, and a spunk to boot.


--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

The Gunfighters Rule:
"Be courteous to everyone, friendly to no one. Be polite.
Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet."

On Fri, 02 Jan 2009 20:52:10 -0600, Damsel in dis Dress wrote:

> On Sat, 3 Jan 2009 01:58:41 +0000 (UTC), PeterL >
> wrote:
>
>>Damsel in dis Dress > wrote in
m:
>>
>>> On Fri, 2 Jan 2009 18:47:22 -0500, "Felice" >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>"Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
>>>>news >>>>>
>>>>> I mentioned in here a few weeks ago that the vanilla crop in
>>>>> Madagascar, which provides most of the world's vanilla, has been hit
>>>>> hard by a virus. --
>>>>> Blinky
>>>>
>>>>"Told you so, told you so!" he sneered. :-)
>>>
>>> Silly human! Sharks don't sneer! LOL!
>>>
>>> Carol
>>
>>You never saw Bruce, of 'Finding Nemo', did you?? :-)
>
> I saw the movie when it first came out, but remember about 2% of it.
> Anyway, this is Blinky, not Bruce.
>
> ObFood: Sushi
> http://i43.tinypic.com/f1b6oj.jpg
>
<snort>

your pal,
blake

"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
m...
> Sheldon wrote:
>
>> For years now modern chemistry has made possible vanilla flavoring
>> that no human can distingush from real vanilla, bean or extract... and
>> if you are going to heat your beans or extract in teh course of use
>> then you are simply totally wasting your money. Only use real vanilla
>> for things you don't heat, and there aren't many, like whipped cream
>> and ice cream... and even then no human can tell... you'd need highly
>> trained scent dogs to pick real from modern artificial. If you heat a
>> vanilla bean to extract the flavor then you wasted your time and
>> money.
>>
>
> You really need to stop assuming that other people have a sense of taste
> as you have as poorly developed as your own. I freely admit to have used
> artificial vanilla extract before I learned the difference. I can tell the
> difference. I use real vanilla extract in my ice cream base, which I
> taste. Sometimes I use vanilla beans as well. My wife has no problem
> noticing the difference and usually comments after her first taste of it
> that I have used beans.

I used to be in the cake decorating baking business and my partner and
myself tried the artificial vanilla because it's clear in color. We tried
it because we wanted pure white icing especially on wedding cakes. Bottom
line was that we didn't use it. It bore absolutely no resemblance in flavor
compared to the real vanilla. Artificial vanilla = very unpleasant stuff.

Chris

On Jan 2, 8:12*pm, PeterL > wrote:
> merryb > wrote :
>
>
>
> > On Jan 2, 4:24*pm, PeterL > wrote:
> >> merryb > wrote
> >> innews:de79b723-0974-4b18-acff-c38b7b73945
> > :
>
> >> > On Jan 2, 2:55*pm, PeterL > wrote:
>
> >> >> Try eBay for vanilla beans.
>
> >> > That's what I did- got 25 beans for 16 bucks- that included the
> >> > shipping! Not the best I've ever seen, but still well worth the
> >> > cost, and they taste good...
>
> >> And you can use them rather indiscreetly :-)
>
> >> I got a 250g bag off eBay, and have ended up giving most away to
> >> friends, as there was more than I'd *ever* use.
>
> >> I still have a large fistful left.
>
> > Exactly- I made a killer batch of ice cream with one, and have given
> > away a couple to very happy receivers...
>
> I saw an ad for a Cuisinart ice cream maker just recently, for $199. You
> pop the ingredients in and press a button. 25mins later, 1.5lts of ice
> cream, and it has 3 topping dispensers on it as well!!
>
> Now if I could just find that damn ad again, I might be able to con a
> late Christmas present out of the SO ;-)
>
> --
> Peter Lucas
> Brisbane
> Australia
>
> Be of good cheer about death and know this as a truth --that no evil can
> happen to a good man, either in life or after death.
>
> Socrates

I have a little Krups one that you freeze the canister- it was about
30 bucks, and it works well. The only downfall is that it only makes a
quart, but on the other hand, that's probably a good thing!

merryb > wrote in
:


>>
>> I saw an ad for a Cuisinart ice cream maker just recently, for $199.
>> You pop the ingredients in and press a button. 25mins later, 1.5lts
>> of ice cream, and it has 3 topping dispensers on it as well!!
>>
>> Now if I could just find that damn ad again, I might be able to con a
>> late Christmas present out of the SO ;-)
>>

>
> I have a little Krups one that you freeze the canister- it was about
> 30 bucks, and it works well. The only downfall is that it only makes a
> quart, but on the other hand, that's probably a good thing!
>


Here's the one I was talking about.........

http://www.cuisinart.com/catalog/pro...34&item_id=529
&cat_id=10


http://tinyurl.com/ypylww



http://renomart.com.au/soft-serve-ic...rom-cuisinart/




--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

"The joys of the table belong equally to all ages, conditions, countries
and times; they mix with all other pleasures, and remain the last to
console us for their loss."
Jean Antheleme Brillet-Savarin,