Real vanilla extract is very expensive, but anything less won't do. In chatting with a friend yesterday, about how she ran out, I sympathized with her, as I bake a lot. We talked about making our own, in great quantity, so we wouldn't have to worry about running out, especially considering The Holidays are coming up soon.
Most recipes call for vodka and vanilla beans. That sounds bland... how about cognac, instead.
Vanilla beans are also expensive. I could probably get them cheaper than what I paid at Hannaford($20), but the quality is very good and I wanted to get a batch going. In the future, I'll see about ordering a larger quantity for a better price.
As you can see in photo #2, I have the vanilla beans soaking in 24oz. The cost was $20 plus probably $10-15 in booze? That was just in our dry bar; no one drinks that. I use it for my Joe Froggers cookies, and some other culinary applications.
A 4 oz bottle of premium vanilla extract is $25. With this tincture, I'll have plenty for all my holiday baking and beyond, plus plenty to package up into small bottles to give away as gifts.
Vanessa virginiences, or American Lady on Liatrus Spicata, or Button Snakewort.
Both Native
There are a lot of expressions that we hear now and then; most we think we know the origin of, some we don't. For the most part we just don't ponder the origin of commonplace expressions because they are... common. The first thing I discovered when beginning to read this little gem of a book, was not only hadn't I considered where many common sayings come from, but my preconceived idea of their origin was actually wrong! Kinda embarrassing, but guessing I may not be alone in this. I thought it would be of value then to share some tidbits from this book. Audio format is nice, as you can multitask while listening to this. This is my first attempt at recording reading a book, so any constructive criticism is welcome!
There are a lot of expressions that we hear now and then; most we think we know the origin of, some we don't. For the most part we just don't ponder the origin of commonplace expressions because they are... common. The first thing I discovered when beginning to read this little gem of a book, was not only hadn't I considered where many common sayings come from, but my preconceived idea of their origin was actually wrong! Kinda embarrassing, but guessing I may not be alone in this. I thought it would be of value then to share some tidbits from this book. Audio format is nice, as you can multitask while listening to this. This is my first attempt at recording reading a book, so any constructive criticism is welcome!
There are a lot of expressions that we hear now and then; most we think we know the origin of, some we don't. For the most part we just don't ponder the origin of commonplace expressions because they are... common. The first thing I discovered when beginning to read this little gem of a book, was not only hadn't I considered where many common sayings come from, but my preconceived idea of their origin was actually wrong! Kinda embarrassing, but guessing I may not be alone in this. I thought it would be of value then to share some tidbits from this book. Audio format is nice, as you can multitask while listening to this. This is my first attempt at recording reading a book, so any constructive criticism is welcome!
Cool! I've never noticed galls on staghorn sumac. Location: SE NH.
Melaphis rhois on Rhus typhina
https://bygl.osu.edu/node/1112
Happy garden with all the heat, humidity, and occasional rain.
I made a yummy zucchini chocolate bread for my sister's visit. Going to air fry some of what I just picked.
