Sep 2 # 21 of 26
cinnamon wrote:
The "New Coke" change in the early 1990's was about switching from pure vanilla to vanillen (imitation vanilla). The phenomenal flop of New Coke should answer the question of whether there is a difference in pure vanilla and imitation vanilla.
Why would Coke stop using the real stuff? Was it cheaper to use vanillen? I'd always known about new coke and how it didn't work out, but I didn't know what they changed. Now every coke bottle says "Coke Original", and I've never even seen a New coke bottle. I think the "original" is becoming unnecessary.
Sep 3 # 22 of 26
I order vanilla beans online and they are shipped to me. I would rather use the bean, because it has so much more flavor. They beans stay good for up to 6 months as long as you keep them in a baggie in a dark dry place.
Posted By: alice.b.toklas
Sep 7 # 23 of 26
I use only real vanilla extract and never consider the fake stuff. That's interesting about the 'old' new coke. I always wondered what vanillan was, and now I know it's the fake vanilla. I love french vanilla ice cream. Yum!
Sep 7 # 24 of 26
Vanillin is the name of a chemical compound that smells like real vanilla. I don't know if it tastes anything like real vanilla though. I used it in my organic chemistry lab during college... The whole building smelled like sugar cookies the next day, and there were only 13 people doing the experiment with vanillin.
BTW, if your a stickler for real vanilla extract, don't let your husband or 9 year old grab the vanilla for you while your fighting with the baby about putting something in her mouth. I did that, I can't remember if it was hubby or daughter that I had grab it, but I ended up with the imitation vanilla. Ick...
Sep 8 # 25 of 26
It's kinda funny how things that are plain are called 'vanilla', when vanilla is such a treasured flavor and smell.