Thanks for the pics bro sounds like ya’ll had a great time. what an epic pilgrimage
That’s amazing. Thanks for the photos 
Awesome photos! Thanks for sharing. Is that karotten the legendary St. Omer in preparation?
Here’s a tip I wish I knew before I left… I took a train from Ams. Centraal to Rotterdam Blaak station, with the expectation that I’d take a taxi for the last few kilometers to the mills. However, there are no taxi’s at the Rotterdam Blaak train station. If I were going again, I’d take the train to Rotterdam Centraal, where there are taxi’s available. We wound up taking a local subway for the last leg, then walked 6-10 blocks to the mill. But that was quite a challenge without speaking any Dutch, and without a map! If I were to go again, the Rotterdam Centraal station has a taxi stand, and would have been the more painless, if a bit more expensive way to go.
puffpuff many thanks for sharing the experience. Oh! how I wish I was a little bit younger and felt like travelling again.
Thanks puff and Jaap. Great thread.
@ puffpuff: Compliments for the nice pictures! @Xander: Yes they are. Jaap Bes.
St. Omer? I remember Xander mentioning this before. Can we have a discription And is this yet another snuff to add to my ever growing order from Jaap?
If there’s a Molens snuff I missed let me know!! I’ll be placing my ‘finish up the collection’ order soon…I love that Molens!!
Jaap, when you came to the mill, was there any working interior equipment? The sifter looks a bit newer than the structure. Also, on the picture of you in the doorway…it looks like the door knob actually fits into the other side panel of the split door when it’s closed.! That’s a strange feature I’ve never seen before.
Also… you might want to check the blades on the mill… From the first picture it looks like when they are running…they chop off the tops of all the nearby trees :>)
Yes, and the white cat in the bottom right on the sidewalk in that same photo has a lazy eye. ( I used to do detective work and crosswords, so this is all second nature to me. Sounds like you have the gift as well, Snifs:)
LOL!
@Snifs: St. Omer No. 1 Take good Virginia leaves and treat them with a sauce containing Tamarind, Salmiac, Potash, Wine lees, Sugarsirup, Rose wood oil and Amber (I use the artificial type). Leave it to ferment days till weeks, depending on the temperature. Stop the fermentation by adding kitchen salt and make Karotten. Store these for at least several month to ferment further. Rasp or chop the Karotten fine and sieve. Then you have St. Omer No. 1 snuff. @Bart: Yes, the mill burnt down in 1962 and was rebuild in 1970. When I came in 1998 all the equipment was already there. The sifter is actually a couple of flat mill stones an was installed during the rebuilding. The doorknob fits indeed in the other doorpanel because this panel close over the other panel, so there has to be room for the doorknob. Could be historical, but I don’t know. @Snifs: A few trees in front of the mill were headed, but for my liking @Bart: It is not a cat, but that dog puffpuff spotted. Jaap Bes.
@bart that is not a cat @ jap that’s not a dog. It’s actualy me in one of my many disguises. I didn’t think you’d let me in the mill dressed like that so I guess next time. I’ll probably be disguised as a zombie next time. So if any zombies come by check out if they speak semi-competent english before shoting them. Thanks in advance.
@Snuffmiller Mmmmmm, St Omer No.1 sounds fantastic.
@snuffmiller when are the gingerbread and st. omers due to be ready, I have been putting off on making an order in wait of these two snuffs but if they are not going to be ready anytime soon I ain’t going to wait to place an order.
@snuffmiller: What is wine lees?
Sludge…dead yeast, I think. I’ve called it dregs if that’s what it is,Xander.
Bart has it, Lees is the deposits of dead yeast after the fermentation.