Do you have it dry, or buttered? Spread with jam or marmalade? Or are you a savoury kind of chap with a tin of Gentlemans Relish? For the less highbrow amongst you, Marmite might have a unique appeal. Do you have it in bed and get those annoying crumbs under the sheets? Or do you take it from a silver toast rack at the breakfast table? Alright, clowning aside, how do those of you who enjoy this stuff do it? I take the most gentle whiff at it and it’s not only right the way to the furthest reaches of my sinuses, but powdering my uvula, dusting my broinchial tree and giving me the most horrific fit of coughing, never mind about a sneeze. Worst of all, once or twice I’ve had a pinch and it’s been absolutely lovely- the woody, dry, natural aroma is delightful. So my question really is, are the lovers of this simply hardened to it’s far-reaching properties and enoy them, or is there a technique by which it can be restrained in it’s passage through the respiratory tract and persuaded to take up residence in the nose?
I put a spot of it at the base of my left thumb, bring it up to which ever nostril is lucky that day to be first, and give a very short, brisk sniff ( much like if you have a slight nasal drip and are wanting to delay the need to blow) to get it up into my lower nostril, NOT into my sinus.
@Steerpike, as long as you don’t notice any skid marks in your underpants, the snuff is where it’s supposed to be. What you can do is wet your fingers before taking a pinch, hold the pinch for a while and then sniff gently while releasing the snuff.
I take it off a coconut shell salt spoon that I leave in the tube. My technique is simple, I just sniff gently.
I tried Pieter’s suggestion and that works like a charm! Thanks Pieter. I usually use a spoon to take my snuff, but the really fine dry ones are better for me when I take a pinch; it’s not so concentrated that way I think. Tasty!
Persevere, it’s worth it. Toasts are delicious and the coughing will pass when you find your groove.
Fill your lungs with a good breath and hold the breath. While doing this snuff the toast. that should solve the problem. By the way “powdering my uvula” sounds like something dirty. HAHA.
I love when the subject of my number 1 snuff comes up! Anyways I simply use the pinch method nothing more nothing less… Slowly release the pressure o
Pure heaven!