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Old 10-29-2011, 06:01 AM
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I love it,
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Old 10-29-2011, 06:15 AM
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It's the only type I use. Friends buy it for me when they go on cruises. Just be cautious......make sure it does not contain coumadin. When I first bought it in Mexico a 16oz bottle was $4.00. Now it's $7.00 but still more than worth the price. There's no comparison with imitation or domestic vanilla. There are a dozen bottles in my pantry right now and some of them will be Christmas gifts.
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Old 10-29-2011, 06:19 AM
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you just don't need to use as much as the recipe calls for. If you need a teaspoon, cut that back just a bit. Mexican vanilla is stronger than the vanilla you buy at the store. I use it a lot. Live in South Texas, just south of San Antonio and get it from Mexico.
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Old 10-29-2011, 06:20 AM
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Mexican vanilla is wonderful, use it as you would any vanilla. Mom had a friend for years and she would bring up vanilla to Michigan. She lived in Texas.
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Old 10-29-2011, 06:27 AM
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Mexican vanilla is wonderful. I use it in everything.
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Old 10-29-2011, 07:14 AM
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Yes, I use it all the time. Last a long time and price per bottle is much less than others. Can't tell much difference in taste.
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Old 10-29-2011, 07:20 AM
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Sounds like a good excuse for a cruise to Cozemel :)
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Old 10-29-2011, 07:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Ann S.
Sounds like a good excuse for a cruise to Cozemel :)
Well, you would normally consider it to be a lot cheaper price for vanilla. However, if you factor in the cost of a cruise then the cost factor of buying it is lost.

By the way, I've used it (am currently out of it) and use it the same as vanilla purchased in the States. I did not get a stronger taste. Love the price of it and wish I had more. Maybe Ann S. could pick some up for me when she goes on her cruise.
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Old 10-29-2011, 07:50 AM
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We always purchase several quarts of it when we go to Mexico. It has a wonderful flavor.
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Old 10-29-2011, 08:27 AM
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my folks would bring back the mexican vanilla when they flew south for the winter. the kind they purchased had variations within the brand. there was the dark and white vanillas, but in the dark there was a "red rooster" and a "black rooster" mark on the bottles. the red rooster was the traditional mexican vanilla flavor--the black rooster was like the vanilla we commonly know in the states. the red rooster has a more "mexican" flavor to it, and is much more concentrated, to my palate. they are all good, though.

the coumadin concern is valid to a certain extent, but most of the manufacturers don't use a coumadin base, any more. there are some good articles on the web about it, so if you take coumadin, just check what brand of vanilla you are using. if the ingredients include "tonka bean", it means that the vanilla isn't real vanilla, but made from tonka beans that contain coumarin; that can affect clotting times and coumadin. (from the description, that's the kind that tastes like regular vanilla!)

an article : http://www.ptinr.com/data/templates/...aspx?a=850&z=3
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