Rednekf350
Well-Known Member
Well, I couldn't wait any longer tp try to make chewing tobacco. This was my first year growing from seed and I got pretty good results all around. My only problem was a little bit of a late start getting them into the ground because I had to start seedlings a second time due to some human error. I certainly didn't do everything right after the harvesting and air curing my Burley in October but it sure looks and smells like tobacco after three months in a Ziploc bag. So, today was the day.
I cooked down store-bought apple juice to a syrup consistency, added two heathy tablespoons of molasses and added a little Kosher salt. The liquid smelled awesome. I broke up half of a large soup pot of destemmed Burley leaves and kept folding it in. Folding to coat everything got a little muddy so I added a little more tobacco until I got a better consistency. It is still ridiculously tacky.
After a cool down, I balled up a wad and tried it. I am very happy with the outcome. It has a good, mild tobacco flavor and It has a tang from the apple and sweetness from the reduced apple juice and the molasses. Within 5 minutes I could feel the nicotine but the tobacco didn't burn the mouth.
I am going to put it into a mason jar and store it in the refrigerator for now. I didn't make a whole lot because I didn't want to waste the leaves if it came out badly.
If there is a smarter way to store it , please chime in. I do want to try the full process on the WLT Wiki as was recommended here at some point.
A good day.
I cooked down store-bought apple juice to a syrup consistency, added two heathy tablespoons of molasses and added a little Kosher salt. The liquid smelled awesome. I broke up half of a large soup pot of destemmed Burley leaves and kept folding it in. Folding to coat everything got a little muddy so I added a little more tobacco until I got a better consistency. It is still ridiculously tacky.
After a cool down, I balled up a wad and tried it. I am very happy with the outcome. It has a good, mild tobacco flavor and It has a tang from the apple and sweetness from the reduced apple juice and the molasses. Within 5 minutes I could feel the nicotine but the tobacco didn't burn the mouth.
I am going to put it into a mason jar and store it in the refrigerator for now. I didn't make a whole lot because I didn't want to waste the leaves if it came out badly.
If there is a smarter way to store it , please chime in. I do want to try the full process on the WLT Wiki as was recommended here at some point.
A good day.