Salt’s on leaf or….?

[FrostD]

I noticed in a bag of leaf while prepping some more up, a bunch of little spots on a couple leaves. It looked like salt or perhaps eggs of some sort. I’m leaning more towards the salt side, since there’s so much and some have been able to be wiped off. Pics below. I tried to zoom in as close as I could, but my phone camera didn’t want to focus in while I tried to get closer.

 

[Oldfella]

I noticed in a bag of leaf while prepping some more up, a bunch of little spots on a couple leaves. It looked like salt or perhaps eggs of some sort. I’m leaning more towards the salt side, since there’s so much and some have been able to be wiped off. Pics below. I tried to zoom in as close as I could, but my phone camera didn’t want to focus in while I tried to get closer.

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Might be mold. I magnified it and it looks a little bit furry. I'd suggest giving one leaf a spray with a 1% solution of Hydrogen Peroxide. Let it dry and then reinspect it. All gone, it's mold, comes back, who knows what it is. A couple of questions.
Where did the leaves come from?
How Where they stored?
Have they been cased?
Oldfella

 

[FrostD]

Might be mold. I magnified it and it looks a little bit furry. I'd suggest giving one leaf a spray with a 1% solution of Hydrogen Peroxide. Let it dry and then reinspect it. All gone, it's mold, comes back, who knows what it is. A couple of questions.
Where did the leaves come from?
How Where they stored?
Have they been cased?
Oldfella

Sent a pm @Oldfella .

 

[Knucklehead]

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[FrostD]

I think it comes down to, when in doubt, chuck it.

 

[FrostD]

So odd.

 

[deluxestogie]

I think it's Kellogg's Frosted Flakes.

 

[deluxestogie]

Seriously, they look like yeast colonies that have become completely desiccated. You might try setting a bit in a covered container with some moisture, and see what happens.

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[FrostD]

Seriously, they look like yeast colonies that have become completely desiccated. You might try setting a bit in a covered container with some moisture, and see what happens.

Bob

I had a couple leaf in my casing chamber/cooler. I decided to error on the side of caution. 3 filler leaf total so far that’s noted from 1 lb of leaf. Not too bad. More than that has been chucked, from more expensive leaf, due to mold.

 

[Oldfella]

I'm a bit late but I'll agree with Bob that it looks yeasty I was able to magnify your last pictures and that's what it looks like. Can you use it? Don't know I've never had it, but I'd be careful.
Oldfella

 

[ChinaVoodoo]

I've smoked some leaf with those things and it was noticeably good. I've also found leaf with so much of it that I was repulsed. I listened to that instinct and tossed it.

 

[Homegrowngoodnes]

Just get the neighbor to try it! Haha just joking! The safest bet is obviously to toss it but I would try the hydrogen peroxide wipe if I were so curious. Ya never know!