AD : Dragon's Pearls Herb Shoppe - Vanilla Beans & New Herbs!!

[Guest guest]

A special thank you to Chris for making every day ad day this month (especially

since I forgot to post the ad

yesterday).

 

Thank you List Owner, for allowing me to post this to the members! List Owner

is in no way responsible for

the outcome of this offering. Please email us privately at the addy below if

you have any questions

concerning the information in this ad.

 

Christmas has arrived early at Dragon's Pearls Herb Shoppe! We've lowered the

prices on many of our essential

oils, along with Honey Powder and Lavender Buds.

 

Vanilla Bean Madness!! We are sold out of our Bourbon-Madagascar Classic

Vanilla Beans, but we have

Bourbon-Madagascar Noir (Black) Vanilla Beans on the way and they should be here

any day. The Noirs set the

standard for all other Bourbon-Madagascar beans.

 

Just in time to stock up for winter cold and flu remedies! New herbs in this

week: Licorice Root, Wild Cherry

Bark, Linden Flowers, Yarrow Flowers, Elder Flowers, Rosehips, Horehound, and

Astragalus.

 

Free newsletter (December edition available in the archive), glossary, and

library. Just added: a special

Winter Holiday section, with crafting and decorating ideas, and food recipes.

Look for the link on our index

page.

 

We have two new articles, " Winter Health " and " Flu Alert " , in the Health &

Wellness section of our library at

http://www.dragonspearls.com/herbshoppe/health/health.htm.

 

We also have added a second page about boosting your immune system, and a page

with cold and flu remedies in

the Herbal Remedies section of the Herb Garden at

http://www.dragonspearls.com/herbshoppe/herbgarden/remedies.htm.

 

We offer special order of ingredients and sizes we don't carry, so please email

us and inquire if you can't

find what you're looking for. We will also be bringing you special buys on

ingredients, accessories and

containers we don't regularly carry. Email us with your special buy request,

and we'll see if we can make it

happen.

 

Thank you!

 

Carol & Michael Schatz

 

Dragon's Pearls Herb Shoppe

http://herbshoppe.dragonspearls.com

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[Guest guest]

I'm hopeless. I want to try the vanilla beans, but I don't really know

what to do with them. I mean... after I infuse them in oil, what could I

make with this oil?

 

I know it's kind of a dumb question, but I had to ask. :-)

 

-- Sandy

[Guest guest]

> I know it's kind of a dumb question, but I had to ask. :-)

 

Not a dumb question at all, Sandy! If you don't know what to do with them, then

you can't really decide

whether or not to try them. Me, I'm a certified vanilla junkie, as is my hubby.

The new shipment of Bourbon

Noirs arrived today, and after counting them, I had vanilla fragrance on my

fingers, which is still lingering

nearly 4 hours later. Their aroma is really awesome, and I can't wait to try

one in something.

 

> I'm hopeless. I want to try the vanilla beans, but I don't

> really know what to do with them.

 

First, here's a page with some information and food recipes (Exotic Lemonade,

Extract, Mexican Chocolate with

Vanilla, and Vanilla Sugar). If you like vanilla in coffee, try including a

piece of bean with grinds during

brewing. Simmer a bean in milk for use in making custards and other desserts.

Think about dishes that might

be good with vanilla in it (or already includes extract in the ingredients) and

experiment with adding a piece

of finely chopped bean to it.

 

> I mean... after I infuse them in oil, what could I

> make with this oil?

 

Well, let's see ...

 

* Soap

* Lotion

* Cream

* Massage Oil

* Perfume Oil

* Lip Balms

 

Use the infused oil for all or a portion of the oil called for in your recipes

.... wherever you want to add a

natural vanilla fragrance note (or taste). A light oil with little to no

fragrance of it's own (such as

Fractionated Coconut) is best, but you can successfully infuse Olive Oil (Grade

A recommended) too. I don't

recommend infusing in heavier, especially unrefined, oils that typically have

their own aroma.

 

Also think exotic ... vanilla bean infused (macerated actually) in Virgin

Coconut Oil. Imagine this in a

yummy lotion, cream or body butter.

 

Put some thought into it, and let your imagination fly, and you'll come up with

some ideas.

 

Carol

 

Dragon's Pearls Herb Shoppe:

http://herbshoppe.dragonspearls.com

[Guest guest]

> First, here's a page

 

Well dadgummit. I forgot to put in the link. I'm sorry. I guess my brain is

taking a vacation without me.

 

http://herbshoppe.dragonspearls.com/vbean_info.htm

 

Carol

 

Dragon's Pearls Herb Shoppe:

http://herbshoppe.dragonspearls.com

[Guest guest]

Thanks Carol! You've got my imagination going now!!

 

-- Sandy