[FrdmLvr]

I’ve heard Bakers imitation vanilla is nearly as good as real vanilla, and at 98 cents for a large bottle on Amazon, I think I might go that route for baking if vanilla goes up precipitously due to this shortage.

[piasa]

You can dramatically improve imitation vanilla by adding a few real vanilla beans to it and letting it age.

[daniel1212]

I’ve heard Bakers imitation vanilla is nearly as good as real vanilla, and at 98 cents for a large bottle on Amazon, I think I might go that route for baking if vanilla goes up precipitously due to this shortage.

I used to work at a dairy which made very good (as in tasting) 16% butterfat ice cream, and I always though the flavor was better when made with imitation vanilla.