Vanilla 101

Q: Can you please tell me the difference between powdered vanilla and liquid vanilla. Is one stronger? Can you only use the powdered for cooking? I ruined a "no cook" icing recipe using the powdered form and have been afraid to use it ever since. Also are some liquid vanillas stronger than others? Like what you get from Mexico? What about cheap ones verses more expensive ones in the grocery store? Lots of questions — hope you are able to answer all 5 of them.

Bill Daley

March 19, 2013