Reading the ‘nag champa’ discussion has got me thinking of other things we could do with snuff besides stuffing it up our hooters. Incense flavoured snuff sounds good, but how about using snuff as incense? Just pinch a bit of snuff onto a lump of burning charcoal. My other suggestions, none of which I have actually tried yet, are: 1. Snuff spray - self defense weapon, an alternative to pepper spray or CS gas. 2. Sprinkling some flavoured snuff into a hand rolled cigarette. Flavoured rollies. 3. Steeping snuff in olive oil to make a fragrant skin moisturiser. 4. Snuff (in very small amounts) as a food seasoning with a nicotine kick. Does anyone else have any interesting ideas about alternative uses for snuff?

Using to treat bee stings and also as aphid repellent on the vegtable garden.

Out of interest - does anyone know whether snuff works as well on wasps as bees? I tried it on my son’s wasp sting and he said it worked almost immediately, and I then tried it on a daughter and it didn’t seem to work at all. (Lots of wasps in Norfolk UK when we were on holiday a couple of weeks ago). A full list of ‘remedies’ would be useful (I like the sound of aphid repellent - any particular type of snuff best). Jonathan

Healing a wasp sting with snuff sounds ok, but wouldn’t a fragrant snuff just attract more wasps?

Generally when I say bee sting I refer to wasps. I think most people here do as well. Wasps are more agressive than bees. I’m not sure if I’ve ever even had a “bee” sting me. Usually its yellow jackets. They are kind of mean. However, I’ve not actually tried either of these tricks but I’ve known others to do so. Rubbing a bit on the gums seems to help a toothache too, its that analgesic effect. I saw a guy on a garden show mix up his own spray with some garlic and snuff disolved in water for spraying on his tomato plants and such. He didn’t say what brand it was.

I heard from other pipe smokers than they would spray a small amount of snuff onto their pipes. It’s worth a try, I guess.

I tried it a couple of times. I couldn’t taste anything other than pipe smoke. Maybe I didn’t use enough.

I had a bad wasp sting last weekend - I put some snuff on it - nada.

I’ve done suggestion 2 on a few occasions. Fruity Snuffs add a nice little bit of oomph to a rollie.

Maybe snuff works on insect stings by increasing alkalinity. Wet clay works for this reason. I was amazed at how well. I have also used snuff on mosquito bite and it gave a lot of relief for the itching and the welts were gone in about 15 min.

Wife repellent (no water needed) and works every time

Those little 5g tins of Ozona work well at stabilising wonky chairs.

now snuff for psoriasis is something. I don’t want to stain my skin to the likeness of Mikhail Gorbachev, but I did shave my head for the affliction. I’m afraid to try that now.

the other nostril

I know some people in India use snuff to clean their teeth.

Its a great ingredient in casseroles, stews and ice cream. Obviously you have to like tobacco flavoured food so dont try it out on the unwary. It also makes an excellent instant coffee powder subsitute.

What’s instant Coffee powder?

instant coffee is something they came up for world war two so that american troops wouldn’t have to carry as much stuff. But it’s brewed coffee that has been heat blasted to remove all the water, so then you have a powder that you just add hot water to and then you have some very flat tasting coffee. Just like instant tea.

I put snuff on my wife’s insect bite that she got this morning. I have never done this myself but I’ve read here that it works. Well, she looked at me like I was from Mars, but she allowed me to apply it. She’s thrilled that it worked so well, not only is there no itch, but the redness and swelling is gone too (and in a matter of minutes). Now I’ve just got to hide all of my snuff. I’d have to wound her if she touches my J&H Wilsons, or any of my Toques (with the exception of Pomegranate). I bet a mentholated snuff would be even better for this purpose.

I’ll have to try it the next time I get a bite! Maybe I can put my WoS French Carrotte to some good use after all.

I just tried some on my bite and it worked! Swelling is gone and every thing! Snuff never fails to amaze me!

Instant coffee is the main type drunk in the UK. I was, of course, joking!

A cup of coffee made from snuff? Whoever you serve it to must have really wronged you to deserve that. Great idea for a practical joke though~

@itsuke I seem to recall reading that a great thinker was done in by someone or other dumping rappee into his wine as a joke. Nicotine can kill, and, in his case, it did. (French fellow he was, if memory serves.)

Guanxi88, at frist I read rabies instead of rappee. So I was thinking can anyone really get rabies like that. silly me!

Yes, it would be a potentially fatal practical joke and I hasten to remind that my comment was not a serious suggestion (nor for that matter was cooking with snuff) so please don’t do it. The nazi war criminal Albert Speer carried a crushed up cigar in his jacket pocket at Nuremburg as means to commit suicide; his intention being to steep the leaves all night in a cup of water in his cell.

Not necessarily snuff, but tobacco in general. This is something I’ve posted before. Of course its a household necessity, you can use it to scrub your sink or counters clean. You can kill insects with it. Makes a good foot powder, absorbs spills in your carpet, kills mildew growth in shower. Keeps your pets happy by killing fleas & lice, kills bed bugs, dissolves ear wax buildup, keep a can open in the fridge to keep food fresh. Mix 50/50 with ground coffee for a great steak rub for the bbq. Mix with lamp oil and burn for a great aromatherapy. Add water to make a great soft metal polish. Keeps moths out of the closet. Kills parasites/worms in donkey’s, mules, horses, etc. Keeps you from yelling at your loved ones. Tobacco had long been used by the indians for its medical qualities. Its even in a California mountains survival guide handbook I have. There is a wild tobacco that grows in California and along west coast called ‘coyote tobacco’. I actually have a bunch of this growing in my garden this year. Along with other tobacco’s. Here are some other uses for tobacco: The various species of Wild Tobacco are mainly used externally as an analgesic poultice and in liniments and salves for its analgesic qualities on sore muscles and joints, sunburns, or any external pain. Add a strong infusion of the leaves to bath water to relieve the pains of hemmorrhoids, menstrual cramps, muscle bruises or muscles sore from over use. Tobacco neutralizes skin reactions to bites and stings, stopping the swelling, burning and itching. Fresh leaves can be crushed and applied to insect bites and stings, dried leaves should be moistened before applying. Even processed commercial tobacco (N. tabacum) can be used on insect bites and bee stings, so if no tobacco plants are nearby, look for a cigarette butt and moisten the tobacco in it to apply as a poultice. A liniment for sore joints and muscles can be made by steeping one cup of dried wild tobacco leaves and one tablespoon of cayenne pepper powder in a quart of alcohol for at least two weeks. An olive oil base may also be used if the alcohol liniment is too drying to the skin. Tobacco is also useful as an insecticide: steep one cup of dried, crumbled leaves in a quart of boiling water for 30 minutes. Remove from heat and add one tablespoon of liquid detergent; cool to room temperature. Strain and spray onto plants. Do not use commercial pipe, cigar or cigarette tobacco as an insecticide on plants in the Solanaceae family, such as peppers, tomatoes and potatoes, as it often contains the mosaic virus which will infects plants of this family.

wow, I am amazed by the many wonderful uses of tobacco. I wonder is it possible to spray some snuff over my cat to prevent fleas and ticks?

I just remembered this after looking at the thread again. Read in National Geographic aeons ago about fresh Tobacco leaves being used in South America to treat Piranha bites. I kid you not.

Snuffster: “The nazi war criminal Albert Speer carried a crushed up cigar in his jacket pocket at Nuremburg as means to commit suicide; his intention being to steep the leaves all night in a cup of water in his cell.” Would this work? And what would be a fatal dose of snuff? Is this where we get the phrase ‘to snuff it’?

Kills slugs pretty well too.

Mr_Snuffypants, the north american indians, especially CA indians used a tobacco poultice to treat rattlesnake bites after sucking the poison out.

@Troutstroker No doubt it worked wonders. There are Rattlesnakes galore out there, especially in the Mojave. @Gonzo I think the origins of that term relate to the snuffing out of a candle, but I could be wrong.

Snufficide is difficult due to the vomiting that takes place. I have found the Wilson’s snuff useful for whitening the labels on their tins.