Making Vanilla

<div align="center"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs3AJ_KE95lSOQgRClb3vV4x5sDHKyUf6DPySi0Y2gXvCvYpg2FxpXHujMmGVqB-QKhyphenhyphenELupNvNYglUsgQLdHcprRbUJDIpCwSytA3FrXGtOBucS6Ed1QGmmmxoXGwQM4NZG0ZzSFYr7pT/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_9749.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs3AJ_KE95lSOQgRClb3vV4x5sDHKyUf6DPySi0Y2gXvCvYpg2FxpXHujMmGVqB-QKhyphenhyphenELupNvNYglUsgQLdHcprRbUJDIpCwSytA3FrXGtOBucS6Ed1QGmmmxoXGwQM4NZG0ZzSFYr7pT/s640/Copy+of+IMG_9749.JPG" width="428" /></a></div><div align="center"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><script type="text/javascript">var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); </script></div><script type="text/javascript">try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-11244474-1"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {} </script><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;">V</span>anilla! Just the word conjures up<span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;"> delicious</span> thoughts. Can you almost smell it? Me too! And cooking with vanilla produces<span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;"> heavenly</span> culinary results... and the added bonus of a house that that smells good enough to eat!</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;">G</span>ood vanilla is quite<span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;"> expensive</span> and  imitation vanilla quite unacceptable! I've always had a notion to make my own vanilla and recently I found this <span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;">Vanilla Infusion Kit</span> at HomeGoods.</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirw2A4fuT2C4thVSHwD0dXAVB0-JgyczKe1XIjn92vxNoT9nvPzr8MycnsUJ4iqa5WYZ7Xd6sNUQ8EtA_O2aqnHDEL4nupFIxzsqCgZFuyxRvl4hN2CjTP6uPUqRJ6MYBFmQvdVVzKUSxd/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_9741.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirw2A4fuT2C4thVSHwD0dXAVB0-JgyczKe1XIjn92vxNoT9nvPzr8MycnsUJ4iqa5WYZ7Xd6sNUQ8EtA_O2aqnHDEL4nupFIxzsqCgZFuyxRvl4hN2CjTP6uPUqRJ6MYBFmQvdVVzKUSxd/s640/Copy+of+IMG_9741.JPG" width="428" /></a></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;">T</span>he process is so easy and the results will prove to be so incredibly fabulous! I want to share how to make your own <span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;">Vanilla Infusion Kit</span> and have a <span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;">7</span> year supply of delicious, beautiful vanilla!</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;">StoneGable Vanilla Infusion Kit</span></div><div align="center">jar with lid that hold approximately 1 1/2 cups</div><div align="center">3 large vanilla beans (they are really pods)</div><div align="center">good quality vodka</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;">W</span>ash jar with hot sudsy water and rinse well. </div><div align="center"><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;">S</span>plit vanilla bean lengthwise with a sharp knife.</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg0tvJkDexfKHgNYDE_9tG1hAZrhbLbZJnGo96EqI-PSyOqmC6QbeLeLBR0yPW_l_TRuOBDqzus5zTgDqTaFmSMMctgo2X5bLPDmm7Uc_KlR1tsp-VOgjich4bSQryLi3zjtldkCF_HJuV/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_9743.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg0tvJkDexfKHgNYDE_9tG1hAZrhbLbZJnGo96EqI-PSyOqmC6QbeLeLBR0yPW_l_TRuOBDqzus5zTgDqTaFmSMMctgo2X5bLPDmm7Uc_KlR1tsp-VOgjich4bSQryLi3zjtldkCF_HJuV/s640/Copy+of+IMG_9743.JPG" width="428" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzmBfNZM03ophtuZL8kLtkia2FsRhNih7UrAprLDiHRmBDTOWW_RSpJCqfWC2Q3CyfvC-jSjkKEYlpbD3vs7T5VFdrKPxkxaK-ijgp1_3HnrCzVilJddzs-7Hb4ChvLXhecsTrAaZgDAxr/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_9744.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzmBfNZM03ophtuZL8kLtkia2FsRhNih7UrAprLDiHRmBDTOWW_RSpJCqfWC2Q3CyfvC-jSjkKEYlpbD3vs7T5VFdrKPxkxaK-ijgp1_3HnrCzVilJddzs-7Hb4ChvLXhecsTrAaZgDAxr/s640/Copy+of+IMG_9744.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;">P</span>ut beans in the clean jar.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3n-8ml1JCV6B16BJmMj0wtYop2y3LNX5ZMbtLfZgo-HpNbhRJnVKBC3fyU-qVLVBbz9EuSCMycaCfqn0V5bf30JmFmucQ_AAVgAK29OCneAusGEO-P7IOjKSaRg65MuOX1Xu7cTubRcAT/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_9757.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3n-8ml1JCV6B16BJmMj0wtYop2y3LNX5ZMbtLfZgo-HpNbhRJnVKBC3fyU-qVLVBbz9EuSCMycaCfqn0V5bf30JmFmucQ_AAVgAK29OCneAusGEO-P7IOjKSaRg65MuOX1Xu7cTubRcAT/s640/Copy+of+IMG_9757.JPG" width="428" /></a></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;">F</span>ill jar with vodka. Can you see those darling flavorful seeds!</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj19cKgI8WZgL_YX5xjyepJi5F8zF2wsuCB_bK3rdQ9Quii6BIwklVqtRIScYRx3KJUdGVaHRjYiZRHEI1z9zS1h7ts1LPllxTtkEQu1o5TcjnZJwRfAKAJtEKLQm5Erh-EuC4LuXJ-Vcob/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_9761.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj19cKgI8WZgL_YX5xjyepJi5F8zF2wsuCB_bK3rdQ9Quii6BIwklVqtRIScYRx3KJUdGVaHRjYiZRHEI1z9zS1h7ts1LPllxTtkEQu1o5TcjnZJwRfAKAJtEKLQm5Erh-EuC4LuXJ-Vcob/s640/Copy+of+IMG_9761.JPG" width="430" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;">S</span>tore for 4-6 months. Now your vanilla, that you made, is ready to use!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;">R</span>eplace the vanilla, as you use it, with vodka. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1KZq03UeT924geuPIPkdWRFXP78UAsn8GQJNRj3iGoHagUCxMt8usd-bxxbOnCkR4aDoZGsaDpUwbmKhn_xves3F5yjt0Lvn0iNI4CVkHU34nwYOBPLiKvFDCqEsYI5ic_sd_mrrxEAzi/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_9751.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1KZq03UeT924geuPIPkdWRFXP78UAsn8GQJNRj3iGoHagUCxMt8usd-bxxbOnCkR4aDoZGsaDpUwbmKhn_xves3F5yjt0Lvn0iNI4CVkHU34nwYOBPLiKvFDCqEsYI5ic_sd_mrrxEAzi/s640/Copy+of+IMG_9751.JPG" width="428" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;">It should last for 7 years!!!! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;">N</span>ow that's a bargain!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;">I </span>am joining Beverly at <span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;">How Sweet The Sound</span> For <a href="http://www.howsweetthesound.typepad.com/">PINK SATURDAY</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div>

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