Can one put lard in any snuff - not just schmalzler?

I have some snuffs that have gone dry and was thinking of putting 15% to 20% of lard with them (like a schmalzler) will it be OK?

@ausDave - I’m not experienced enough to offer much help, but I am interested to see how some of the guys who know what they’re doing will answer your question. What I can tell you is I’ve tried some fresh snuffs that were just too dry and dusty for me and been very satisfied when I added in a few drops of food grade mineral oil (you can get it at the drugstore) and mixed it until it fluffed up a little. BIG improvement. Just don’t try doing it to a whole tin, in case you screw up!

I wouldn’t! When they make schmalzlers, who knows what sort of purification and modification they make to “lard” before introducing it into the snuff mixture. Do they heat the snuff to keep the lard in a liquid state until it is fully absorbed? Maybe the lard is added before the snuff is fermented and the fermentation process has something to do with it. In my opinion there are just too many unknowns when it comes to the manufacturing process.

Maybe if you rendered leaf lard correctly, and added a little, it would work? Otherwise, I imagine it would ruin it because other types of lard carry strong scents after being rendered. I imagine it would just make snuff clumpy unless you really knew what you were doing, but I don’t know? Give it go and let us know.

Sounds a bonkers idea to me, but if you do what @motobocks‌ suggets & do a trial on a small amount; you can tell us all how it works out.

I suppose it sounds “bonkers” to you as you enjoy putting dry dust (instant nose irritant) up your nose. However for those of us who want to make snuff taking more easy, rather than “look at me I can take the finest driest snuff out there” it is worth a go. I was able to try it with ghee last night and it tasted great but was no easier to take so far. There are very few snuffs I can take without sneezing until my nose bleeds. My snuffs are TAXI Red (and Blue), Rappees, Fribourg & Treyer Santo Domingo, Fribourg & Treyer Old Paris, NTSU Black (this makes me sneeze a little but because of the ammonia), Babaton Plain Blue, Dholakia Black, some SP’s and a few others.

“Do you really think I enjoy posting that I like fine dry toasted snuff as some kind of “look at me” badge? That is a bonkers idea.” I’ve made 33 post here and about 150 on a cigar forum I once wrote to often but how on earth does one write 11,320 on something like snuff??!! Don’t think I posted on websites emails that lot combined anything like that! I find some people who take snuff go on about fine dry snuffs like “only for experienced snuffers” and you know I’m one of those just can’t work them out. Why persist with something so bloody unpleasant? When snuff was first brought to Europe it was not a fine dust.

^demonstrating why experience really helps with fine snuffs. Sorry have to tease.

^demonstrating why experience really helps with fine snuffs. Sorry have to tease.

Why is putting tobacco dust up ones nose “taste”? By the way I have had snuff (on and off) since 1982.

Hydration is easy with fruit rind,fresh vegetation,distilled water,etc . natural flavor is best. The lard I have smells like turkey; I only enjoy that smell twice a year at dinner. I wouldn’t add it to my snuff but to each their own!

Hydration is easy with fruit rind,fresh vegetation,distilled water,etc . natural flavor is best. The lard I have smells like turkey; I only enjoy that smell twice a year at dinner. I wouldn’t add it to my snuff but to each their own!

Thanks for the advice and yes I think distilled water is best.

@ausDave I use a vegetable peeler to get just the outer color of citrus rind, My favorite is orange but they all work well, I put the color side down on top of the snuff; the next day I remove the skin and enjoy freshly hydrate snuff with great scent.

@ausDave I use a vegetable peeler to get just the outer color of citrus rind, My favorite is orange but they all work well, I put the color side down on top of the snuff; the next day I remove the skin and enjoy freshly hydrate snuff with great scent.

OK, I might try this too.

@ausDave This is an example of “Your mileage may very.” Fine snuff is a treat to me, but I do enjoy less fine grinds as well. I’m no stranger to a thick, moist grind. No snuff-taker is alike. I think that everyone should try at least one snuff of each variable grind to get an idea of how to adjust one’s technique. Fine snuffs aren’t for everybody, but with practice they become a lot easier to take.

Often with fine ground snuffs I hydrate them a little bit, also if the snuff seems to be drying out in a snuff box, I’ll place it in a jar with some damp cloth over night, I have used orange peal, but that seems to lead to mold.

If I were not able to take fine dry snuffs I would probably experiment with making them moist in some fashion just because there are so many different types and flavors which are not offered otherwise.

It’s your snuff, so do whatever you want with it.

It’s your snuff, so do whatever you want with it.

Probably the best advice I’ve read here!