Can someone direct me to the post on how to make stevia extract

[miss_thenorth]

I think that speaks for itself My stevia plant is ready for pruning, and I can't find the thread.

 

[kcsunshine]

check out this link

http://www.stevia.net/growingstevia.htm

 

[Mackay]

Hey, thanks for that stevia link kc. I use a lot of stevia and have been wondering about growing it.

 

[big brown horse]

I just pruned my stevia too. I dehydrated it. I added a tiny leaf to my coffee this morning and it was fantastic. It didn't have that "taste" that my bottled stevia has. I loved it!

I'll have to check out that site, thanks kcsunshine!

 

[Crusty McPottydoodle]

miss_thenorth, where does one get stevia seeds here in Canada?

 

[miss_thenorth]

I looked for seeds, and asked for them, but at the nuseries I went to they don't sell seeds. they sell started plants. I picked up two from my local nursery about amonth ago, and they have tripled in size. Hopefully it is not too late for you to find some.

 

[miss_thenorth]

Oh yeah, I found this too: http://www.ehow.com/how_5673227_make-stevia-extract-dried-stevia.html

but I coulda swore someone posted on here how to make it with vodka.

 

[Mackay]

that ehow site tells how to make an extract that you have to keep in the frige.

I wonder how you would make an extract that can sit out on the shelf like the ones you get at the store?

I wonder if stevia has any food preservation ability like sugar... I also wonder the same about xylitol, which is a kind of sugar.

 

[miss_thenorth]

I would assume** that if yo made it with vodka, it would have a shlef life similar to vanilla or almond extract, but I can't find any recipes like that.

 

[kcsunshine]

You just want an excuse to buy more vodka.