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Basic salt and soda snuff
From Juxtaposer on the Snuffhouse forum, 2012
A simple starting recipe adapted from one by the snuff maker Jaap Bes. It turns plain tobacco flour into snuff with water, washing soda and salt.
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Equipment
Coffee grinderFor turning dried leaf or rolling tobacco into a fine powder.SievesFor separating fine snuff from the coarse bits after grinding.Measuring spoonsFor recipes written in teaspoons and tablespoons, and for quick additions such as salt or ground spices.Mixing bowlFor stirring liquids into ground tobacco and letting it sit while it takes up moisture.Airtight jarsFor resting snuff while it develops, and for storing it afterwards.GlovesFor handling alkalis such as sodium carbonate (soda ash), potash and slaked lime.
Method
Rest time
One week.
Notes
By weight it comes to roughly two-thirds tobacco and a fifth water, with the rest salt and a little sodium carbonate, which helps if you'd rather weigh than use spoons. Sodium carbonate is an irritant, so keep it off your skin and out of your eyes.