My Mexican Vanilla Quest

I can't remember which happened first; if Jack and Marsha brought back this incredible vanilla or if I asked them to bring me back a bottle of vanilla. Either way, I ended up with this giant bottle of clear vanilla and it didn't take long that when I knew they were headed to Mexico I always asked them to stock me up! Now that my supplier and I don't live close to one another, I've had to try to find it myself! The quest has been long and disappointing! I've looked in more Mexican markets than I care to realize, I've looked in up-scale kitchen stores, and I've asked friends! WHOA! I finally found Amy; she knew exactly what I was talking about -- it was her favorite too! The Danncy Clear Mexican Vanilla is perfect -- not only is the vanilla great, but it also has just a smidge of a cinnamon undertone and it is wonderful in everything you can think of! Even during the heat of summer I like to put a teensy, teensy drop of the vanilla in my ice cold water for a little change of taste!

Finding it in stores is impossible. So, if you are making a trip to Mexico you need to be sure to drop a bottle or two of this in your bag to bring home. The only thing you'll be sorry about is that you didn't bring more! But, if a Mexican get-a-way isn't in your future, gather up some friends and order some Danncy Clear Vanilla. (Last time I ordered, I could do single bottles. When I did a quick glance it appears as thought you can only order a case of 12.)

Ole!

Nothing fancy about Danncy! It looks like a water bottle!

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