[Sca-cooks] OP - almond extract

[Susan Lin]

I've never used the non-alcoholic extracts except for vanilla (for a cake
for a friend who is an alcoholic - her request).

I prefer to get my spices/extracts/etc from either Savory
http://www.savoryspiceshop.com/ or Penzey http://www.penzeys.com/ both have
stores in Boulder but both do on-line sales as well.  I know there are other
on-line spice shops but these are my favorites.  My reluctance to use
spices/extracts/etc. from grocery stores is that I don't know how fast their
merchandise turns over.  I feel that the specialty spice shops have a faster
turnover so their stuff is fresher.  I'm sure people will disagree with me
but that's my opinion.

Good luck.
Shoshana

On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 5:58 AM, Sandra Kisner <sjk3 at cornell.edu> wrote:

> Our local food coop no longer sells "bulk" almond extract.  They do carry
> it bottled (Frontier, organic), but when I was looking at the ingredients
> list I noticed it didn't mention alcohol.  It's apparently an aqueous
> solution of bitter almond extract.  I knew non-alcoholic extracts were
> available, but I've never used them in the past.  Is the flavor
> profile/strength different?  Different shelf life?  Should I go for it, or
> hunt down a "regular" alcohol-based extract at the grocery store?
>
> Sandra
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