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Hannover snuff (an old German recipe)
From volunge on the Snuffhouse forum, 2020
An old German recipe, scented with yellow sweet clover and fermented with salmiak and potash. It came to Snuffhouse from Jaap Bes, head miller at the Molens de Kralingse.
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Equipment
Digital scalesFor weighing tobacco, alkalis and salt accurately, which matters most when you're working in small batches.Mixing bowlFor stirring liquids into ground tobacco and letting it sit while it takes up moisture.GlovesFor handling alkalis such as sodium carbonate (soda ash), potash and slaked lime.
Method
Rest time
The old recipe doesn't say. Leave it somewhere warm until it has fermented.
Notes
By weight that's 75% tobacco, 13.5% water, 7.5% salt, 1.5% sweet clover, 1.5% salmiak and 0.8% potash. A simpler version that circulated on the forum uses 65.7% tobacco, 21.7% water, 11.6% salt and 1% sodium carbonate. Wear gloves when you handle potash and salmiak.