Homemade Vanilla

1. Buy 10 grade B vanilla beans.
   
2. Slice them in half lengthwise.
   
3. Submerge in .75 liters (750 ml) of unflavored generic vodka. Write the date on the label.
   
4. Place it in the dark for 6 months. It really needs six months! We set ours up on the summer solstice and opened it on the winter solstice.
   
5. Shake it now and again.
   
6. Use it and you will be amazed at the amazing flavor! You will want to do it again. Makes a great gift in tiny tinted bottles.