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Why you need to make your own vanilla extract - beaver butt

Tjcoley
Tjcoley Posts: 3,551
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Homemade vanilla extract makes a great gift, and I've been making it for years. Here's a great reason to make your own. http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2013/10/01/beaver-butts-emit-goo-used-for-vanilla-flavoring/
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  • GATABITES
    GATABITES Posts: 1,260
    interesting - i use vanilla all the time   X(
    XL BGE 
    Joe JR 
    Baltimore, MD
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  • Skiddymarker
    Skiddymarker Posts: 8,528
    Wow. Who would have thought the national animal emblem of my country has a butt that emits goo used for vanilla flavouring? Learn something every day. Thanks Tj - I'll stick to your great extract, thanks for the lead on the beans. 
    Delta B.C. - Whiskey and steak, because no good story ever started with someone having a salad!
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  • Mickey
    Mickey Posts: 19,768
    Just don't tell VI. I have two bottles of his outstanding elixir and like them just fine without beaver butt juice.
    Salado TX & 30A  FL: Egg Family: 3 Large and a very well used Mini, added a Mini Max when they came out (I'm good for now). Just given a Mini to add to the herd. 

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  • yzzi
    yzzi Posts: 1,843
    Wow, never saw that one coming. I'm definitely going to make my own but at least Kirkland brand doesn't list any "natural flavoring" on the ingredients.
    Dunedin, FL
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  • TexanOfTheNorth
    TexanOfTheNorth Posts: 3,951
    That's odd; I've eaten a lot of beaver and never noticed a vanilla taste.  :-?
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  • Eggcelsior
    Eggcelsior Posts: 14,414
    TexanOfTheNorth said:

    That's odd; I've eaten a lot of beaver and never noticed a vanilla taste.  :-?

    They must have been very clean.
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