Kahlua - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 1/4 c. sugar
1 pt. water
2-inch vanilla bean
4 Tbsp. instant coffee in 1/4 c. hot water
1 fifth vodka

Preparation

Dissolve sugar in water. Add vanilla bean; boil 30 minutes. Remove bean. Mix well, stirring while adding the vodka and coffee. Seal for 21 days. Makes two fifths. \"Longer it sits, better it is.\"