Mad Vanilla.

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I've been watching all sorts of crazy tutorial style YouTube's lately and saw one on making your own vanilla.  I find seeing someone else do it makes any project seem simpler.  When I ordered the Madagascar vanilla beans online and bought the cheapest vodka at the grocery, it was only about $12 to make all three jars. These are the jars our jam comes in, they hold a little over a cup of liquid, so I save them for all sorts of things.

I started these on 8/10, and 11 days later they are already so dark.  The directions say shake up once a week and in 2 months you have your own 'mad vanilla' extract.  I watched this video for instructions- funny and informative- just the way I like them.