Vanilla Extract - Make Your Own

Making your own vanilla extract is crazy easy! But it needs to sit 8 weeks before it is ready to use.

Vanilla Extract
What you will need:
1 cup vodka
1 cup rum
6 vanilla beans
empty vodka bottle
small individual bottles
funnel

Directions:
Cut the 6 vanilla beans down the middle, length wise, leaving the last 1 inch uncut.
Place the vanilla beans into vodka bottle.
Add the vodka and rum to the bottle.
Cover the mixture and store in dry, dark place.
Be patient - your vanilla extract won't be ready to use for 8 weeks.

After the 8 weeks has passed, into each small individual bottles place a small piece of vanilla bean that has been soaked in the rum and vodka.
Use a funnel to pour your extract into the bottles; cover.
Now you have plenty of vanilla extract for yourself and some for gift giving.
Dress up the little bottles with a handmade label or tie raffia around the bottle's neck.