One of the very best inexpensive gifts that will impress even the biggest foodies is homemade vanilla extract ... make sure that you label the jar with the date you made it.

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Another fraudulent practice subject to an administrative fine and a report was a sample of vanilla extract labelled as ‘vanilla concentrate’, when in fact it was vanilla flavouring mixed with water.