I discovered a couple of years ago that the most popular brand of vanilla, McCormick's Pure Vanilla Extract contains corn syrup.  Ingredients listed: vanilla bean extractives in water, alcohol (35%), and corn syrup. I was actually surprised to find that pure vanilla extract contained (along with the alcohol) water and corn syrup. I've been making my own vanilla since January 20th, 2007 when I made my first bottle.  On February 2nd, 2008 I started my second bottle, and we were… Read the rest