In order for an inmate to attend the funeral of an immediate family member, a Court Order from the charging or sentencing court must be obtained. Family members can contact the court clerk in the concerned jurisdiction for more information.
Real Vanilla is Natural, but Natural Vanilla is Fake. What most gourmands would define as ârealâ and ânaturalâ vanilla flavoring is simple: Vanilla beans steeped in alcohol. But vanillin, the chemical responsible for vanillaâs taste and flavor, is a far more complicated beast. Chemically identical to real vanilla, artificial vanilla can be made from clove oil, pine bark, coal tar, bran, even cow dung. Until fairly recently, the chemical lignin, derived from wood pulp, was the most common way of synthesizing vanillin.
Beaver Gland Castoreum Not Used in Vanilla Flavorings According to Manufacturers. A reader wrote to The VRG in April 2011 about a comment made by British chef, Jamie Oliver, on The Late Show with David Letterman. Mr. Oliver said that vanilla flavoring in ice cream is made with castoreum, a substance derived from beaver anal glands. The reader asked us if there was any truth to this statement. The VRG asked five companies that manufacture both natural and artificial vanilla, vanilla extracts, concentrates, distillates, powders, and flavors. All five unanimously stated that castoreum is not used today in any form of vanilla sold for human food use.