#vanilla beans

[1lifeinspired]

Vegan French Petites Madeleines - Planted and Picked

[queenie435]

𝗘𝗗𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗗 𝗔𝗟𝗕𝗜𝗨𝗦 (1829-1880)

Edmond Albius was born a slave in 1829, in St. Suzanne, on the island Réunion. His mother died during childbirth, and he never knew his father. In his youth he was sent to work for Botanist Fereol Bellier-Beaumont.

The vanilla plant was flourishing in Mexico, and by the late 18th century, a few plants were sent to Paris, London, Europe and Asia, in hopes of producing the bean in other areas. Although the vine would grow and flower, it would not produce any beans. French colonists brought vanilla beans to Réunion around 1820.

Beaumont had been teaching young Edmond how to tend to the various plants on his estate. He taught him how to hand-pollinate a watermelon plant. Beaumont had previously planted vanilla beans, and had just one vine growing for over twenty years, but was also unable to produce any beans on the vine. Young Edmond began to study the plant and made a discovery. He carefully probed the plant and found the part of the flower that produced the pollen. Edmond then discovered the stigma, the part of the plant that needed to be dusted with the pollen to produce the bean. He used a blade of grass to separate the two flaps and properly fertilized the plant.

Shortly afterwards, while walking through the gardens, Beaumont noticed two packs of vanilla beans flourishing on the vine and was astonished when young Edmond told him that he was responsible for the pollination. Edmond was twelve years old at the time. Beaumont wrote to other plantation owners to tell them his slave Edmond had solved the vanilla bean pollination mystery. He then sent Edmond to other local plantations to teach other slaves how to fertilize the vanilla vine. Within the next twenty to thirty years, Réunion became the world’s largest producer of vanilla beans.

Edmond was rewarded with his freedom, and was given the last name Albius. Beaumont wrote to the governor, asking that Albius be given a cash stipend for his role in the discovery of the fertilization, but received no response. Albius moved to St. Denis and worked as a kitchen servant. He somehow got involved in a jewelry heist and was sentenced to ten years. Beaumont again wrote the governor on his behalf, and the sentence was commuted to five years, and Albius was subsequently released. A man named Jean Michel Claude Richard then set claim to have discovered the fertilization process before Albius. He claimed he visited the island in 1838, and taught a group of horticulturists the technique. Again, Beaumont stepped in and wrote to Réunion’s official historian declaring Albius as the true inventor, giving him all of the credit entirely. The letter survives as part of island history.

Albius returned to live close to Beaumont’s plantation and married. He died on August 9, 1880 at the age of 51 at a hospital in Sainte Suzanne. He never received any profits from his discovery. One hundred years after his death, the mayor of Réunion made amends by erecting a statue of Albius and naming a street and school after him.

[chasingrainbowsforever]

~ Yellow and Brown ~

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Semifinal poll 2: Toe beans vs Vanilla beans

[prairiefirewitch]

pots of creamy vanilla and sandalwood perfum. Remember all those vanilla beans I bought a few weeks back? I infused some in sunflower oil, added a few drops of sandalwood EO and melted a little beeswax in. Smeared my arms with it and I smell so good I may lick myself. Get one in the shop update on April 7th at 6:00pm CST.

[dizzymaiden]

Scrape those lovely vanilla beans!

Homemade vanilla extract is easy and you can use it for so many things! You will notice a major improvement in flavor and cost!

Gather Vanilla beans, 80-proof alcohol, Glass jars or jars with tight seals & a funnel.

Take 5-6 vanilla beans (1/2 ounce total) split each bean in half. Scrape out the beans and put in jar and then pop the beans in the jar. Add the 8 ounces of alcohol. Twist on the lid, add a label with the date, shake and put in a cool dark space.

I shake mine once a day for about a month and then leave it alone for at least 6-12 months.

I made a batch now (July) so by December I can give away for holiday gifts. Make sure to shake it every once in awhile.

You can try different beans:

Madagascar Vanilla – very common and has a creamy and rich flavor

Mexican Vanilla – has a darker, almost smoky flavor

Tahitian Vanilla – also very common and has a rich floral flavor

Add the bean type to your label for an added touch. You can try adding different alcohol too! Have fun!!

[fieriframes]

[We're going to add the vanilla beans, the vanilla. The most important thing -- the bourbon. though suffer in inessentials, not to treat that as a defeat. Yeah, that looks good. My kind of marshmallow. And then we let it whip for 10 minutes.]

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15th Anniversary

[thekitchenwitchhazel]

Magickal Properties of Vanilla Beans

Vanilla Beans Feminine Planet: Venus Element: Water Deities: Venus, Aphrodite, Tonoacayohua Properties: Love, lust, passion, vitality, happiness, healing, friendship, stress, anxiety, luck, beauty, increasing mental focus, calming, strength, peace, tranquility, comfort, dreams Uses & History: Vanilla has a rich, sweet smell. It’s considered an aphrodisiac which invokes sensuality, sexuality and romance. The essence of vanilla enhances emotional growth and attracts good fortune. Vanilla in the past was highly sought, and very expensive (it still is). Vanilla relaxes the nerves and stimulates the senses. Ginger, rose and cinnamon work well with vanilla. Folklore: According to legend, there was a time when there was no vanilla. In the city of Papantla, Tenitzli and his wife were blessed with a beautiful daughter. She was so beautiful, they didn’t want to give her away in marriage to a regular man — no one could possibly be good enough. Instead, they dedicated her to Tonoacayohua, the Goddess of crops. There, their daughter, Princess Tzacopontziza, dedicated her life to serving at the temple. One day, a young prince named Zkatan-Oxga saw her retrieving flowers to make an offering to the goddess. He was so overcome with desire, he swore to kidnap her and flee. The next day, he waited in the bushes for her. When she passed by, he leapt out, declared his love, and urged her to come with him. The lovers fled, but their escape was not to be. Priests of another god caught them, and offered up their bodies as a sacrifice. On the spot where their blood was shed, the grass began to wither and die. In its place grew a lush bush with an emerald-green vine. The vine seemed to twine around the bush in an embrace, and, before long, it produced beautiful flowers. These flowers gave way to slender pods, which gave a perfume sweeter than any incense.

Disclaimer: This is compiled information found from various sources. I do not take credit for anything written, this is just for my personal use, and for anyone else who is interested in the magickal properties of kitchen ingredients.

[neugininaturals]

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[auraeseer]

Preferable to eating cancer . . .

[chasingrainbowsforever]

~ Vanilla Beans ~

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Quarterfinals poll 4: Kidney beans vs Vanilla beans

[whats-in-a-sentence]

The phenol derivatives thymol and vanillin are important constituents of thyme and vanilla beans (figure 19.8), respectively.

"Chemistry" 2e - Blackman, A., Bottle, S., Schmid, S., Mocerino, M., Wille, U.