This year I thought that bottles of homemade vanilla might make good Christmas gifts. Since it takes a year, I figured I ought to get them started.
I bought a pound of vanilla beans from Vanillabeankings.com for $148
16 bottles off of Amazon for $23.79.
And stocked up on mostly Vodka and a little bit of White Rum and Bourban. I wanted to give them all a whirl. $71.00
1 oz of beans to 8 oz of vodka. I didn't have a small funnel so I improvised with a cake decorating tip and frosting bag
I go through a lot of vanilla over the course of a year and made enough to gift, as well as keep some for our pantry.
It came to $15.17 per bottle.
I stashed them in a buffet where they will be allowed to hibernate until December.
I didn’t know you could make homemade vanilla! I learned something new today!
ReplyDeleteDid you make your own labels? Where can you get them? Great idea! Martha
ReplyDeleteI knew you could make vanilla--how did you seal the bottles--it looks like the seal my favorite olive oil and vinegar store uses on their bottles.
ReplyDeleteGood grief! You can do it all! Not sure I'd wanna begin the process of making vanilla (don't even use it that much) so guess I'll just get mine at the grocery store! LOL
ReplyDeleteI’ve heard there’s no comparison to homemade vanilla! I look forward to hearing about the results later this year.
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