Regardless of how well you store them, however, vanilla pods will inevitably dry out over time. To use dried-out beans, soak ...

A vanilla bean is a long thin pod with tiny black seeds encased in the pod. Most of the vanilla beans sold come from Madagascar. A jar with just two to three beans is about $10.

Here are five ways to repurpose leftover vanilla bean pods. 1. Vanilla sugar and salt. ... then store in a cool, dark place for a couple of months (or longer), shaking whenever you remember.

How do you store vanilla beans? Craig Nielsen, chief executive officer of Nielsen-Massey Vanillas in Waukegan, Ill., recommends a tightly sealed container, either a glass jar or double-bagged in ...