I made vanilla extract.  Since I just followed the directions, here is the link.  I can’t try it for 4 weeks, and it won’t really be done for six months.  I hope it doesn’t come out weak.  I dropped a bit of the seeds on the floor and decided to trash what was on the floor rather than risk tainting the rest.

I got the beans from my brother in law.  I used Smirnoff as pictured.