Q: Why do recipes for custards and such always say to add the vanilla last?-- J.A., Niles, OhioA: Vanilla extract is made largely of alcohol which, when boiled, will burn off taking with it much of the vanilla flavor.That's why it is recommended to stir the vanilla in at the end, after the pudding has been taken off the heat, to preserve the vanilla flavor.-- Ask a food or cooking question by writing Ask Lisa at The Dispatch, 62 E. Broad St., P.O. Box 1289, Columbus, OH 43216; [...]
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