> Most people have never consumed real vanilla in their lifetime What exactly is the "vanilla extract, vanilla beans" in Ben & Jerry's ice cream then? Suppose

> Most people have never consumed real vanilla in their lifetime What exactly is the "vanilla extract, vanilla beans" in Ben & Jerry's ice cream then? Supposedly Haagen-Dazs ice cream is made from "5 simple ingredients": cream, milk, eggs, sugar, and Madagascar (sic) vanilla (which is "real" vanilla I assume?) And what about the vanilla extract which I have on my shelf, whose ingredients are "vanilla bean extractions in 35% alcohol?" Have we all fallen victim to a diabolical vanilla conspiracy?