How come DeeDee gets the high quality chocolate and I end up with the run in the mill basic Vanilla?
this is one of those things that you're dammed no matter what you answer... lol
Basic vanilla! Pfft! Vanilla is the second most expensive spice after saffron, due the extensive labor required to grow the seed pods used in its manufacture. Despite the expense, it is highly valued for its flavor which author Frederic Rosengarten, Jr. described in The Book of Spices as "pure, spicy, and delicate" It brings out the most complex flavors in foods. Vanilla enhances the taste of chocolate. Vanilla permeates whatever it sorrounds, engulfing it with it's delicate perfume. Vanilla is one of the most important spices in the history of man.