I generally don’t like lavender, but ice cream seems to suppress the floral element.
December 2019 update -
Just back from the Los Feliz Costco (SoCal) where they had the vanilla beans in the glass tubes in the spice aisle. 5 really long beans, lovely dark color, organic - 5 for $15.99.
I bought a tube to give to relatives as part of my “Do it yourself” holiday gift kit, planning to give them the recipe for extract. But I’m now having a bit of buyers remorse - should I have just gotten grade B via mail order, which is what I’ve used for vanilla extract in the past? That said - they are beautiful and really look like a gift.
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That is a pretty good price considering how much vanilla prices have gone up
Yes, I think I am going to keep them. Online I can get 10 small grade B beans for vanilla making for $20 - which for me would be dandy but, as a gift? I think I will stick with this. Thank you for your feedback!
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What is the provenance of any of these vanilla beans?
The ones from Costco are actually from Madagascar. “Product of Madagascar” on the package.