As You all know, I'm a long time pipe and cigar lover going on 25 years now. What some of you may not know is that I have been a snuff dipper going on 35 years now. Pipes and cigars are my hobby, my passion even. Snuff is my horrible addiction that I can't quit, or couldn't. Out of desperation I stumbled across an easy recipe to help with the cravings, it works so damned good, you still feel like your using. Except for those first few days of bloodlusting nicotine rage. Bear with me.
I have an upcoming critical surgery, one which the surgeon absolutely refuses to perform until I have been nicotine free, like 100% no patches, no gum, no vaping, no nicotine at all, for 3 months. They will do a hair follicle test to ensure this a day or two prior to scheduling the surgery. So besides the obvious problem everyone has quitting the vitamin N, we dippers have it extremely bad. Only the most junkified Vape freak wet dripping concentrate straight on to his 15kw coil can get remotely close to the dose of nicotine that a dip of Copenhagen will infuse your bloodstream with. Not to mention if your like me, I only took out a dip to eat and sleep, the other 18 hours of the day I had pure nicotine coursing through my veins. Don't believe dippers are doped up on N more than you 3 pack a day smokers, go getcha a pinch of Skoal and see how long you can stand up without puking. Anyway, the point is that I can set down the pipes and cigars no problem, quitting the dip is another matter. There is just no non tobacco alternatives to dipping. That Rocky mountain brand crap is a $6 tin of alfalfa and clover, and tastes like they ran it through the digestive tract of the cow first. So things being as they are, I devised my own substitute.I'm on day 4 of going cold turkey with the help of just 2 simple ingredients that have probably saved the life of at least one of my kids. I figured I'd share with you other dippers in the event you need or want to give it up.
You'll need a loose leaf tea of your choice, and blackstrap molasses. You basically just bloom the tea with enough boiling water to saturate. Let the tea get nice and soft, about 5 minutes for mine using an English breakfast tea, then use a fine strainer to squeeze as much of the water as you can out of the tea leaves. While the leaves are still hot and damp, add your molasses. I use about 2 tablespoons to 3/4 cup of loosely packed tea. It's not a perfect replacement, if you don't steep the tea long enough the tannins make it hard to use, but it's good enough to let you forget you quit to help through those rough patches. Like I said, I'm only on the end of day four, but this has been a lifesaver born from a massive nicotine fit. Maybe it'll come in useful for someone else some time. Oh, and it tastes like really intense sweet tea, you southern boys ought to love it. Anyhoo, I was kind of impressed with myself once I tweeked it to its current version, so now I'm sharing. If you don't like it, well, it's only day 4, so you might want to keep your negative opinions to yourself so I don't have to come over there a rip you a new one! Enjoy
I have an upcoming critical surgery, one which the surgeon absolutely refuses to perform until I have been nicotine free, like 100% no patches, no gum, no vaping, no nicotine at all, for 3 months. They will do a hair follicle test to ensure this a day or two prior to scheduling the surgery. So besides the obvious problem everyone has quitting the vitamin N, we dippers have it extremely bad. Only the most junkified Vape freak wet dripping concentrate straight on to his 15kw coil can get remotely close to the dose of nicotine that a dip of Copenhagen will infuse your bloodstream with. Not to mention if your like me, I only took out a dip to eat and sleep, the other 18 hours of the day I had pure nicotine coursing through my veins. Don't believe dippers are doped up on N more than you 3 pack a day smokers, go getcha a pinch of Skoal and see how long you can stand up without puking. Anyway, the point is that I can set down the pipes and cigars no problem, quitting the dip is another matter. There is just no non tobacco alternatives to dipping. That Rocky mountain brand crap is a $6 tin of alfalfa and clover, and tastes like they ran it through the digestive tract of the cow first. So things being as they are, I devised my own substitute.I'm on day 4 of going cold turkey with the help of just 2 simple ingredients that have probably saved the life of at least one of my kids. I figured I'd share with you other dippers in the event you need or want to give it up.
You'll need a loose leaf tea of your choice, and blackstrap molasses. You basically just bloom the tea with enough boiling water to saturate. Let the tea get nice and soft, about 5 minutes for mine using an English breakfast tea, then use a fine strainer to squeeze as much of the water as you can out of the tea leaves. While the leaves are still hot and damp, add your molasses. I use about 2 tablespoons to 3/4 cup of loosely packed tea. It's not a perfect replacement, if you don't steep the tea long enough the tannins make it hard to use, but it's good enough to let you forget you quit to help through those rough patches. Like I said, I'm only on the end of day four, but this has been a lifesaver born from a massive nicotine fit. Maybe it'll come in useful for someone else some time. Oh, and it tastes like really intense sweet tea, you southern boys ought to love it. Anyhoo, I was kind of impressed with myself once I tweeked it to its current version, so now I'm sharing. If you don't like it, well, it's only day 4, so you might want to keep your negative opinions to yourself so I don't have to come over there a rip you a new one! Enjoy