Kahlua - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. boiling water
2 oz. instant coffee
4 c. sugar
1 vanilla bean, broken into small pieces
fifth of brandy

Preparation

Mix coffee and sugar together and dissolve in boiling water; let cool.
Skim foam off the top, add vanilla bean pieces and almost the fifth of brandy.
Bottle and cork.
Do not open for 30 days.