Dr. Oetker. That name rings a bell! I think my mom used it when I was a child.I use vanilla beans and scrape it out, then mix with sugar. Yummy! I've only just bought a Bourbon vanilla bean today - using it for vanilla cookies or Ris a la mande.
Here's some info: http://www.vanilla.com/html/facts-extracts.html
and one more .....
http://www.vanillafromtahiti.com/vanillabeans.html
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