What's That?!.........My Actifit Report Card: October 4 2023

What’s that?! More on the brown things in a minute. First-work was indeed super busy, but the day actually started out crazy before I even got there! We woke up to the electricity off yet again. The only problem was that I needed to get ready to go to work and needed a shower! Being on a well means no electricity, no water. So @silvertop climbed out of bed to re-set the generator up. Fortunately we have a big enough one to power the well and the hot water heater-just not simultaneously.

I figured out that the clinic was without power as well, so I slipped my phone into its external battery pack so I could use it as a hotspot to verify insurance. Before I got out the door, the power did come back on. This is the 5th outage for October thus far and it’s only the 4th!! 😳

Tonight’s post however, isn’t on all that-instead, I’m going to show you how to make vanilla extract. I got some grade B Madagascar vanilla beans. I cut with a sharp knife, down each bean just to open it up a little. I have in the past cut them into 1/2” segments as well. Either will work. Then I purchase a 5th or two of vodka. You can use rum as well if you want. I had 2 brands.

That one had been sitting in the pantry unopened for about 7 years. This one, I just bought at Costco on Monday.

I then put half in one bottle and the other half in the other.

You need around 10-15 beans depending on their size. I’ve used 10 in the past and for these two batches, I used probably closer to 15+ as the new vanilla beans were much shorter than the older ones I had. Once the beans are in, recap tightly and get a marker to date the label in a couple of places.

Here’s a bottle I started back in 2015. ( made quite a few batches that first go round)

As you can see, it has a lovely amber color. There is no carmel coloring, no water and no sugar added. I use my vanilla in baking but also in the whip cream I make for our espresso drinks. Also, if you like vanilla, you could always drink a shot!

Anyway, I leave mine sit in the pantry generally undisturbed for a few years as I always have some in process at one stage or another. You can also choose to shake it up once or twice a month. I haven’t found that to hasten the process. It too might depend on how dark you want your vanilla to be.

Anyway, happy vanilla making!

Take care and enjoy the day! 🙏🇺🇦

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