I see a post below about the hint of dropping in a bit of "snuff" into a burning pipe. Snuff is the real, fine and powdery form of tobacco right? You inhale a whiff or put some up your nose? Is that right? So then the Copenhagen tins which say Copenhagen Snuff on the label is a bit in error I would assume? I've never thought of Copenhagen as being snuff. I have heard it called "snoose" or something like that I think. Maybe someone can enlighten us a bit.
My Mammaw used to dip Scotch Rose snuff. It was a dry powder that for all the world looked like Nestle Quik. She'd take a little birch twig, and chew the end until it resembled a paintbrush. Then she'd dip her "toothbrush" in her snuff and place it under her tongue. She always seemed to have a styrofoam spit cup with peanut shells in it...
The Copenhagen-style snuffs are a bit coarser.
Snus is a little different in that it doesn't require spitting, as it doesn't create excess saliva like snuffs and chewing tobacco does.
My toothless old great grandma dipped snuff. Her favorite was Levi Garrett.
QuoteAlphairon - 11/10/2010 8:55 AM
My toothless old great grandma dipped snuff. Her favorite was Levi Garrett.
I have always wanted to try snuff but wasn't sure how to do it. After my "incident" with some Cannon Ball Plug there may just be too much New Yorker in me to give it shot though. :confused:
Being a male from the south, it almost a given you are going to try snuff and/or chew. I did it for about a year, and it provides the best buzz of any form of tobacco. However, it is absolutely horrible for your mouth.
That being said, it is also one of the most addicting things I've ever tried - I still think about having a dip/chew fairly often. :-(
Quoteratboy - 11/10/2010 11:07 AM
QuoteAlphairon - 11/10/2010 8:55 AM
My toothless old great grandma dipped snuff. Her favorite was Levi Garrett.
I have always wanted to try snuff but wasn't sure how to do it. After my "incident" with some Cannon Ball Plug there may just be too much New Yorker in me to give it shot though. :confused:
When I was about 10 I decided to be a big bad ass and try a cut off my grandpa's plug of Days O' Work. I didn't know there were that many shades of green! And I don't think I've ever been that dizzy since.
QuoteAlphairon - 11/10/2010 9:55 AM
My toothless old great grandma dipped snuff. Her favorite was Levi Garrett.
My Great Grandma did the same. Garret scotch snuff, with minimum of 3 "dots" on the bottom of the glass bottle. She always kept a fork in her purse w/ her snuff to dip it with then spit in an old empty vegetable can or what have you... :confused:
QuoteAlphairon - 11/10/2010 10:30 AM
Quoteratboy - 11/10/2010 11:07 AM
QuoteAlphairon - 11/10/2010 8:55 AM
My toothless old great grandma dipped snuff. Her favorite was Levi Garrett.
I have always wanted to try snuff but wasn't sure how to do it. After my "incident" with some Cannon Ball Plug there may just be too much New Yorker in me to give it shot though. :confused:
When I was about 10 I decided to be a big bad ass and try a cut off my grandpa's plug of Days O' Work. I didn't know there were that many shades of green! And I don't think I've ever been that dizzy since.
Day's Work is powerful stuff. Chewed a few plugs myself, 20 plus years ago.
As, the ad used to say, "I've tried the rest and Red Man is the best" :-)
Although personally, I think Lancaster is pretty good (assuming it is still available).
Day's Work is powerful stuff. Chewed a few plugs myself, 20 plus years ago.
As, the ad used to say, "I've tried the rest and Red Man is the best" :-)
Although personally, I think Lancaster is pretty good (assuming it is still available).[/QUOTE]
Look at this link, the Lancaster's is still there. Super inexpensive. Red Man up here costs something like $20+ per pouch .... more for the large pouch.
http://www.advantageservice.net/scrap_lancaster_chewing_tobacco.htm
This outfit has a ton of brands available.
Lancaster was my chew of choice. It tastes just like Redman but has fewer stems.
Quotenwb - 11/10/2010 11:23 AM
Being a male from the south, it almost a given you are going to try snuff and/or chew. I did it for about a year, and it provides the best buzz of any form of tobacco. However, it is absolutely horrible for your mouth.
That being said, it is also one of the most addicting things I've ever tried - I still think about having a dip/chew fairly often. :-(
I agree. I started doing this when I played summer baseball and when I played in college. Frankly, it is a pretty nasty habit and is pretty gross. It was hard as hell to quit and even though I quit years ago, I see people having a chew and faintly I think about it.
Quotenwb - 11/10/2010 2:47 PM
Lancaster was my chew of choice. It tastes just like Redman but has fewer stems.
I always thought Lancaster had a sweeter peachy taste that Red Man. It's been years since I've had either.
Never liked Redman too much although I did try it, pretty stemmy. I like Copenhagen but man, it would reek havoc with my lower gums, and they'd get sort of swollen up and tender. I still have the odd dip if someone has a can of it, some of the younger guys take a HUGE dip, like maybe a whole teaspoon or more at a time. I just take a wee bit of a pinch and it still aggravates the gums. But like most things that are crappy for your body, it tastes GREAT! Up here in Canada, the larger can of Copenhagen is about $23 .... hard to believe.
Quotemike46 - 11/10/2010 6:46 PM
Never liked Redman too much although I did try it, pretty stemmy. I like Copenhagen but man, it would reek havoc with my lower gums, and they'd get sort of swollen up and tender. I still have the odd dip if someone has a can of it, some of the younger guys take a HUGE dip, like maybe a whole teaspoon or more at a time. I just take a wee bit of a pinch and it still aggravates the gums. But like most things that are crappy for your body, it tastes GREAT! Up here in Canada, the larger can of Copenhagen is about $23 .... hard to believe.
My Uncle Ursury died pushing 80 will a full set of chompers, minus his wisdom teeth. His dentist, from what I heard, actually credited his dental health to the fact that he always had a mouth full a Red Man moving around, not giving plaque a chance to adhere. Rural legend maybe, but I wasn't gonna argue ...
My Uncle Ursury died pushing 80 will a full set of chompers, minus his wisdom teeth. His dentist, from what I heard, actually credited his dental health to the fact that he always had a mouth full a Red Man moving around, not giving plaque a chance to adhere. Rural legend maybe, but I wasn't gonna argue ...[/QUOTE]
My dad had a friend who grew up as a young boy in Europe somewhere in the boonies, he chewed all his life, Copenhagen or the equivalent. His name was Pete Gardy, a tailor by trade. Anyways, he had a set of chompers on him that would put Hollywood stars to shame, the biggest, straightest, whitest teeth you ever saw, and he never had one cavity. That was likely due to genetics and maybe natural flouride in the water where he grew up. No cavities from that generation of people is pretty rare. His car was full of little tiny shreds of Copenhagen, stuck all over the dash, on the floor, the widow and radio knobs, it was sort of funny, I remember my dad talking about that when I was a kid. My dad never chewed but he called it "chewbac".
Quotegitfiddl - 11/10/2010 4:53 PM
Quotenwb - 11/10/2010 2:47 PM
Lancaster was my chew of choice. It tastes just like Redman but has fewer stems.
I always thought Lancaster had a sweeter peachy taste that Red Man. It's been years since I've had either.
I should have specified that Lancaster tastes a lot like Redman Golden Blend, just with fewer stems. It is super sweet (never got a peach flavor, though), but it was good.
As for the dentist attributing healthy teeth to chew, I call BS. If he really believed that, then he might be the worst dentist in the world...
I tried some Copenhagen once. That was enough for me. :blech:
When I was a kid, I tried a shot of some Danish snus straight up the nose. That was a real shot to the brain, and I wanted more. Too much. Fearing I'd end up a coke addict before it was all said and done, I never took snus again.
I thought this was going the route of snuff flick.
Later...