WoS sample pack, 20 tap tins of varying flavors. Some i enjoyed, other not so much.
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Mine was Fribourg & Treyerâs Dr. James Robertson Justiceâs Mixture. 44 years ago. A firm favourite even now.
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Ronald Welch. What a wonderful childrenâs author. I read every one
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Iâd very much like to read them all again to rekindle fond memories. The only Ronald Welch book I still possess is âFor the Kingâ - a first edition civil war drama borrowed from my school library. I located it today and checked the yellowed library label: it was due for return in Michaelmas Term 1963.
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Nice! He was a remarkable writer. He really brought history to life. Bowman of Crecy was my favourite. When i was a small boy in short trousers I wrote to him, as I did to many authors, and he replied. A very nice letter.
I wonder if any children read him today?
Best wishes,
Graeme
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Yes, Graeme - I noticed that reissue collection going for ÂŁ278. Itâs a tempting purchase - especially as the original hardcover books cost around that much each. I read as far as âCaptain of Footâ.
Because his books have not been reprinted itâs unlikely that youngsters have read any which is a shame as the stories are embedded in historical fact. They are as informative as they are entertaining, not to mention descriptions of snuff and snuff-taking in three of them. By âCaptain of Footâ snuff has been supplanted by cigars as I recall.
Anyway, last night I started on my overdue library book âFor the Kingâ : Cambridge, 1642 âŚ
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My first snuff was Smithâs Garden Mint, I think. I usually go for plain or mentholated snuffs these days, but I still have a soft spot for anything minty.
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Gletcherprise. Itâs a nice introduction but I have no interest in having any more of it. âWhen I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child. But, when I became a man, I put away the things of a child.â
Nowadays I prefer Gold Label, Amostrinha, or most anything from Rosinski.
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Red Bull from Greens of Leeds, I think. âAre you 18?â, they asked, âYesâ I lied.
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Lowenprise was the snuff that popped my nose cherry 3 months ago. First time is the special you know?
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Back in '96 I have no idea what band it was some kid brought it to school. I remember it was non menthol and bone dry semi sweet. Never could find it anywhere for years until I looked online and found Mr Snuff. My first order was Janta Cafe, Jip, Redbull, SNUV Snow, Poschl Go with Original, and McChrystals OnG. Been full speed ahead ever since.
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I was trying to quit cigarettes and read about snuff so I took some of my RYO American Spirit cigarette tobacco and pulverized it in a coffee grinder. After my first sniff I was a fan.
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Never went to Greens but buy from Smoke-king and theyâre amazing.
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I absolutely loved your story! So, what is your everyday snuff now?
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Greens was so good. I used to look at the website then pop in with a handwritten list of 5 or 6 snuffs I wanted to try. Theyâd disappear somewhere round the back for a while whilst I waited, breathing in the wonderful smell and watching the old blokes buying pipe tobacco and young lads buying âyour cheapest cigarettesâ.
Once I decided to buy some twist tobacco to chew, complete unaware I needed to spit and proceeded to be quite unwell in an alley just off brigate.
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Mine was McChrystalâs O&G, so good. I miss it, hard to get in my country
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mine was 6photo kalish regular not super and my second was lowen prise got to say loved both just bought my pack of lowen and a full 28g of kalish for 1.78 for the kalish boyah
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Kailash must rank among more unusual first snuff choices!
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A fellow pipe smoker shared McCrystalâs Original and Genuine. I went out and bought that. I enjoy mentholated snuff.
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My first snuff was a true curiosity that I bought in the famous Keflavik airport in Iceland. It was some 10 years ago. It was a 10g plastic tin which stated that the product was manufactured in Denmark (strange enough, since snuff is not used in Denmark as far as I know).
The stuff smelled like dung. It brought to me childhood memories of visiting stables. It made me think if it was⌠worth the effort. Of course I sneezed like it was real dung! But in the end I liked that smell.
At some point I wrongly thought that the snuff had gone stale and I threw it out. However, today I tried something that reminded me precisely of that legendary first snuff of mine:
Welcome back, dung-like smell. My nose salutes you.
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