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Homemade Vanilla Extract - One to two beans pre 4 oz. bottle. This extract has been steeping for 1 weekEntering Costco last week, a glittering snowman surrounded by strings of blinking Christmas lights greeted my empty cart. With our September San Diego temps and humidity boarding on my beloved tropic level, I have to admit that the snowman gave me no pleasure whatsoever, and even had me thinking of boycotting the looming holidays altogether.
With visions of shopping, wrapping, organizing and decorating filling my head, a shudder ran through my body, and I moved on to the safer grounds like the produce section - thankfully still bearing tree-ripened peaches and pallets of summer watermelons. Avoiding the objectionable showman on…
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