This stuff is unbelievably expensive for what it is. I’ve given my take on why this is so, and why it’s not discussed in more snufftaking circles.
Try using a little less than 1:1 tobacco:ash, something like 3:2 - I used less ash than the 1:1 ratio than is floating around, and it still turned out mind-blowingly strong.
Nice. Do you have a full recipe?
@StudiodecolBleu, just mix one pinch of ash with two pinches of powdered rustica.
@volunge thanks. Do you have any suggestions on where to get ash besides a fire.
Smoke a cigar and collect ash, like CobbGoots did. If you are not a smoker, maybe a smoking friend could help you. Another possibility is to buy cleansed ash of plants or tree bark from any of countless ash vendors (shamanic goods supliers). For instance https://katukina.com/products/ashes/.
By the way, I was even considering launching a small ash business (seriously), but was too lazy to source potash-rich properly dried firewood this past heating season.
I have been wondering if the ash from different plants would vary much in PH etc. Like, could I source clean herbs, burn them, and use that ash? Is there any reason that some organic alfalfa or something would not work?
@Mr_O, any ash would work. Composition of different ash differs, but even those lower in carbonates would still work. All ashes are alkaline.
Thanks for the info! This is promising:)