vanilla. vanilla beans. vodka.
This week I took my two-year-old son into a liquor store.
(Or do people call them ABC stores?)
I didn’t dare let the kid get out of my arms.
Have you seen what they keep in that place?
Like a bazillion glass bottles all stacked precariously high in tiny rows.
It was the second time in my life that I have ever entered such a store.
I was buying vodka.
To make my own vanilla.
Seriously –
how cool is that?
My friend Heather gave me the vanilla beans but I had to supply my own vodka.
Mosely and I split the delicious-smelling beans in half and scooped out their black goodness.
Then we added some beans to the bottle.
I put the bottle on a shelf.
And, apparently, in about six months – I can bake something with my own homemade vanilla.
Whatever I cook then – I bet it will taste better than anything else I have ever baked!
12 Comments
Beth
i definitely want to try this too!! Please let me know how much vanilla in how much vodka…. sounds YUMMY!
natalie
I've seen this before…small bottles with 3-4 of the long pod things and vodka not quite to the top of the bottle. Make sure you only put it in something you're baking 😉
Kristie
LOL…I put vodka on the grocery list awhile ago to do the same thing…but felt a little funny going into the liquor store while I was so pregnant…with 2 other little ones in tow! I also found out recently that you can grind the vanilla bean and just use vanilla powder in place of vanilla in recipes – but use less because it is potent! I am going to try that too! 🙂
LaceyKeigley
That's interesting. You grind the entire bean?
sarah w.
I would love to join in on this outing! When I was pregnant with Rowan, Erik wanted me to go into a gas station and get him a beer, so I did. I walked out with a beer… in a brown bag. You should have seen the looks I got. Haha
LaceyKeigley
hilarious.
completely hilarious.
Marion
Did you get carded?
I want to make my own vanilla now too!
LaceyKeigley
I did NOT get carded. That's how I know I'm old.
Emma
I think it would be hilarious to see you in the liquor store. More funny: You and me in the liquor store. But very cool— I want to make my own vanilla!
LaceyKeigley
Oh my goodness.
Now I need to plan a trip to the liquor store together. We would be as awkward and weird as two underage kids – wouldn't we?
Sally
we are doing the same thing!!
LaceyKeigley
Because we are like the same person. In different states.
Is your vanilla already dark brown? Mine is not. Just wondering how long that takes or if I need more vanilla beans?