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The cheapest way to buy vanilla beans is to buy in bulk. The best price I found for Grade B Madagascar beans was 10 beans for $37.95 from Beanilla.com. Then get yourself a large bottle of Smirnoff red label vodka. I spent @$21.00 for that.
Then find some jars – you want a pint jar with a metal lid. The first go around I used one pint jar and one jam jar that looks to be a 1/2 pint. They don’t have to be new, nor does the lid and ring…you are NOT canning this, just using the lid to keep the alcohol in the jars.
The many recipes I found online use very different amounts of the bean to vodka ratio. Because I like to keep things simple for me and for you, I bought ten beans and then split them, using five in the first batch, divided – watch the show – then saving the final five for the second batch.
The hardest part is cutting the vanilla beans. You want to cut them in half, slice them down the middle and then use the tip of the sharp knife to slightly open the bean to expose the yummy gummy pods or seeds. Put those in the jar.
