Home(made) for the Holidays - Part 1

One of my delightful friends gave me some homemade vanilla extract for Christmas... and the motivation to make it myself.  After some web browsing, I found these comprehensive instructions and dove in.  If you choose to try this, I recommend looking at the apothecary section of Whole Foods to buy the Madagascar beans in bulk.  Otherwise you might end up purchasing each bean individually which can be costly.

Above, I have split the beans in half and scraped out the caviar.  Below, the beans are in the jars and awaiting vodka.

 Once completed, I tied pretty ribbons around the lids.  A perfect little gift!