Essence of Vanilla

Name: Essence of Vanilla
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 1 pint
Ingredients: 3 vanilla beans, cut into very small shreds; 2 cups brandy

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"This essence is a richly flavored version of vanilla extract. To substitute the essence for extract, pour it from the bottle through a tea strainer and measure out half of the usual quantity of flavoring The Cook Book By Oscar Of The Waldorf."

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Ready In:: 15mins
Ingredients:: 2
Yields:: 1 pint

ingredients

3 vanilla beans, cut into very small shreds
2 cups brandy

directions

Put the vanilla shreds into a bottle with the brandy, and cork the bottle.
Shake the bottle occasionally, and in the course of three months’ time the essence will be ready for use.