![]() Spoon Fork Bacon shows how to make cinnamon, grapefruit, lemon, and orange extract in addition to the vanilla. There are a ton of different extracts you can put together. Have you ever used other kinds of extract? You don’t have to make just vanilla extract. I suppose I should add some new vanilla beans to the bottle, but I haven’t got around to it yet. That way I always have a full bottle of vanilla brewing. I call it perpetual vanilla extract since I haven’t added any new vanilla beans to my 32 ounce bottle, but I top off the vodka as soon as I take some out to refill my small everyday vanilla extract bottle (hope that makes sense). I have a 32 ounce glass container that I keep the vanilla beans steeping in, and a small everyday container given to me from a friend. I started making our own vanilla two years ago. Well I want the vanilla extract to smell more like vanilla than vodka, so the more time I give the vanilla beans to soak, the better in my book.Īnd there is nothing saying that you can’t make some vanilla extract for yourself either. Some say to start the vanilla six months before gifting and using, and others say as little as three month, two months, or even six weeks. ![]() Making gifts ahead typically will save money since you aren’t buying gifts impulsively, and if needed you have plenty of time to look for sales on the items you need to make your gifts. This is a great time to start making vanilla (or other homemade gifts) when the days are a little more free from rigid schedules, and free from the holiday frenzy. One of the things I wanted to share with you is that I am starting now. But I wanted to share a few things about giving homemade vanilla on a dime. You can find lots of recipes all over the Internet for homemade vanilla extract. This is not necessarily an original post. ![]() You just throw cut vanilla beans in a glass jar, pour vodka over them, and let it sit for months (I’ll give my detailed instructions further down in the post). Making vanilla extract almost can’t be easier. How about Christmas in June or July everyone? Or April? This year I started some of my Christmas gift-making in April. Gift Giving: Homemade Vanilla Extract with Re-purposed Bottles and Frugal Baker’s TwineĭIY Time IT’S DIY TIME AGAIN, WHERE I POST SOMETHING YOU CAN DO YOURSELF RATHER THAN BUY, WHICH IS A MONEY SAVER, AND CAN BE JUST PLAIN FUN! SOME OF THESE POSTS ARE CRAF TS, SEWING PROJECTS, RE-PURPOSED IDEAS, HOMEMADE CLEANERS, HOMEMADE HEALTH AIDS, TUTORIALS, AND THE LIKE.
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