On Sep 20, 6:15*pm, Ozark Baby > wrote:
> On Sat, 20 Sep 2008 18:26:57 -0500, zxcvbob >
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> >Ozark Baby wrote:
> >> We are planning on making our own homemade vanilla extract. What I
> >> want to do is to be able to give some as gifts. What size bottle would
> >> anyone recommend for gifts? The other question is if I would need to
> >> seal, like with canning, such jars of extract once it is made, after 6
> >> months, or what? Would this homemade extract be ok just sitting on
> >> shelves or should it be refrigerated or what? Any suggestions would be
> >> appreciated.
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> >Are you gonna get 5 ounce glass bottles for it? *(I've never seen little
> >brown bottles for sale, but that would be the way to go if you can find
> >them.) *I don't know how you intend to make your extract, I'll assume by
> >steeping chopped vanilla beans in bourbon or rye or vodka, but i think
> >you just need to screw the lids down tight.
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> >Bob
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> Thank you for your reply. Yes, I was thinking about 5-8 oz sizes, as
> these will be presents for Christmas.

Well you do realize that once we open those bottles of vanilla they
sit in the cupboard sometimes for years and are just fine. My bottle
source is Mountain Rose Herbs http://www.mountainroseherbs.com/sup...s_bottles.html