Dealing with Mold...

Subject: Dealing with Mold... Fri Feb 15, 2008 7:07 pm

When you discover mold in your tobacco, how do you deal with it? (For me in a jar of S&G Navy Flake)

-smoke it anyway, if its good on blue cheese it must be good on tobacco

-toss the tobacco out and save the jar

-toss both tobacco and jar

-tell yourself it's really sugar crystals and set it aside for the box pass.

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Paul
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Subject: Re: Dealing with Mold... Fri Feb 15, 2008 7:26 pm

This has happened to me a few times in the past. What I have done is take a very close look at it , even with a magnifying(sp) glass. If it looks crystline like then its sugar crystals, if it looks smooth and or fuzzy then its mold and I toss and little around where that was. If you keep the jar I would sterize and clean it real good and use it over. Its better to use a new one but make sure it sterilized both jar and lid. Sometimes it look similar but if you do smoke it you will sure know it LOL. Keep us posted on how it goes cyclops

Subject: Re: Dealing with Mold... Fri Feb 15, 2008 7:32 pm

This is my second experience with suspected mold. The first was with penzance and Mel encouraged me to smoke it but I think that batch had a few sparkles in it. This dosn't. But I'll take a closer look later.

BTW, is mold only a jar thing? Has anyone experienced it when opening a fresh tin?

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Subject: Re: Dealing with Mold... Fri Feb 15, 2008 7:35 pm

It happens in tins as well because of poor quality control or it starts to rust holes in it or if the seal gets broken from ruff handling. When I open a tin I do check it out carefully and I keep a glass on the desk to use when I want to look. cyclops

Italian Stallion Joined : 09 Dec 2007 Posts : 2102

Oh no! It must be spring in Canada.

It's starting early this year.

First mold.

Then tobacco beetles.

Then hornets.

Then bbq and rendeer

head beer.

cheers

Subject: Re: Dealing with Mold... Fri Feb 15, 2008 7:54 pm

Subject: Re: Dealing with Mold... Fri Feb 15, 2008 8:26 pm

I have had mold in one jar and in a tobacco pouch. Both times there was no mistaking what it was. It was big, greenish white and had tendrils.

If it's just a light sprinkle of white, it could be sugar, or salt.
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Subject: Re: Dealing with Mold... Fri Feb 15, 2008 8:32 pm

Subject: Re: Dealing with Mold... Sat Feb 16, 2008 9:59 pm

"If it makes you want to pull the shades and play Innagoddadavida, throw it out"

Send it to me!!!

Natch

Subject: Re: Dealing with Mold... Sun Feb 17, 2008 9:44 am

Amen Natch!!! I have that album and CD. Great music for forplay LOL. Those were the days cyclops

Subject: Re: Dealing with Mold... Sun Feb 17, 2008 1:46 pm

Go ahead and smoke it! Natch seems to think it has a silicium effect. What's the worst that could happen?!

Many years ago we use to drink silicium tea all the time............well, maybe that is why everyone thinks I am a nut case! Laughing

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