vanilla - Page 2

wolf · 07-01-2005, 01:26 AM

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Originally Posted by dar512

On a slight tangent, having Crohn's disease and an allergy to chocolate means that I eat a fair amount of vanilla ice cream. One of the best grocery store vanillas I have ever tasted is Dean's "Homemade Vanilla". Really good stuff.

I think it may be a new flavor. I don't remember seeing it before.

If you have Edy's Ice Creams in your area, go quickly and get a half gallon of Double Vanilla. It really is.

Ooooh, yummy.

footfootfoot · 07-01-2005, 02:09 AM

Of course you know that you can buy vanilla beans and drop them in a bottle of vodka and wait a few weeks and you'll have some no nonsense vanilla extract.

Beware of "real" vanilla extract and other "real" flavors, very often they are not as real as you might hope. I have a friend who was a chemist who worked on artificial flavorings. He said they'd analyze a flavor or a scent and then copy something like 100 components of that flavor. For example I think he said that an apple flavor they made had 5 ppb of cyanide, because it is present in the seed of an apple.

He said when the government would test their "real" flavors they'd run down the list of components and after about 30 or 40, they'd be satisfied it was real. His claim was that the Gov. was under funded and underequiped compared to the corp. he worked for. Ya know state of the art labs,equip. etc.

Of course that was in the 60s or 70s, I think things have changed. Yeah, I'm pretty sure it's not like that anymore. yep.

Perry Winkle · 07-01-2005, 02:36 AM

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Originally Posted by wolf

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Edy's Ice Creams ... Double Vanilla.
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Ooooh, yummy.

I second that. I'm sorry I ever discovered the stuff.

melidasaur · 07-01-2005, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by jinx

I conquered crust this winter making [about a million %$#&*] pies for a bake sale. The key is cold ingredients. Keep the flour in the freezer, refrigerate the fat, and use ice water.

Did you make your crust dough in a food processor or did you cut the shortening and mix the water in by hand?

jinx · 07-02-2005, 10:45 AM

By hand, with a pastry fork/mixer.

I like to use about half "butter" (Earth Balance) and half shortening (non-hydro palm), and prefer to have a latte (decaf soy) on hand.

dar512 · 07-02-2005, 11:28 PM

Just like Mom used to do.

LJ you are a lucky guy.

07-01-2005, 02:09 AM	#17
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Of course you know that you can buy vanilla beans and drop them in a bottle of vodka and wait a few weeks and you'll have some no nonsense vanilla extract. Beware of "real" vanilla extract and other "real" flavors, very often they are not as real as you might hope. I have a friend who was a chemist who worked on artificial flavorings. He said they'd analyze a flavor or a scent and then copy something like 100 components of that flavor. For example I think he said that an apple flavor they made had 5 ppb of cyanide, because it is present in the seed of an apple. He said when the government would test their "real" flavors they'd run down the list of components and after about 30 or 40, they'd be satisfied it was real. His claim was that the Gov. was under funded and underequiped compared to the corp. he worked for. Ya know state of the art labs,equip. etc. Of course that was in the 60s or 70s, I think things have changed. Yeah, I'm pretty sure it's not like that anymore. yep. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

07-02-2005, 10:45 AM	#20
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	By hand, with a pastry fork/mixer. I like to use about half "butter" (Earth Balance) and half shortening (non-hydro palm), and prefer to have a latte (decaf soy) on hand. __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

07-02-2005, 11:28 PM	#21
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	Just like Mom used to do. LJ you are a lucky guy. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

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