Vanilla beans & vodka

Store vanilla beans in vodka to keep them moist. It you allow them to sit for several weeks you will both create a very tasty vanilla extract but also have moist and soft beans. This makes it easy to scrape the flavor filled beans out of the pod when baking or cooking.

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