[Alan Davis]

Elizabeth I’m guessing you’re talking about purchasing a tobacco log. These are typically rolled whole leaves sealed with honey and covered with bamboo wrap. If you simply leave it out and it will go moldy and be good compost.

To use I first freeze the whole log wrapped in aluminum foil. When I want to prepare some for rolling into a mapacho or use in a pipe I cut a small section 2 or 3 inches from the frozen log and re-wrap the remainder of the bag and put it away back in the freezer. It will last for years covered with foil. The cut portion should be thawed in the refrigerator. Use a utility knife on the thawed piece to shave pieces off like you’re sharpening a pencil. Use your fingers to break it apart into small pieces Dash no hunks, no chunks. Break apart the leaves until it looks like what you’re used to in pipe tobacco . Small pieces of leaves without any sticking together. This takes a while. Perhaps use it as a meditation.That can be used to roll or in a pipe.

Keep the remainder of the thawed log piece in a bag in the refrigerator. It will last months there. Keep the separated leaves ready for use in another bag in the refrigerator. Don’t leave it out at room in a bag or loose to keep it fresh unless you’re tfor using it in the next days or week.

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Alan Davis

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