Interesting Question About Clay Pipes

ben88 · Jul 1, 2018

Currently I'm readin novels by Jaroslav Hasek. We wrote a lot about life of shepherds in Easter Europe.

There are a lot of instances when shepherds would fill up their pipes with tobacco and place them onto the hot ashes next to the fireplace.

So, I assume those were clay pipes, but why would they do it in the first place? Weird way to dry your baccy?

workman · Jul 1, 2018

Sound sensible to me.

warren · Jul 1, 2018

Maybe not a wood fire. Would you want to pick up a handful of burning dung to light your pipe. Pipes were sometimes lighted many years ago by simply adding a burning ember to the tobacco.

davek · Jul 2, 2018

Well, I read a book on a South Pacific island years ago where the natives would toast homegrown tobacco before rolling into cigarettes. Toasting mellows harsh burley, and I think half cured tobacco, quite a bit. maybe that?

npod · Jul 2, 2018

I would assume to ckean the pipe. However, you mention they put tobacco in the bowl prior so that part I don’t get.
Putting clay pipes in a kiln or embers cleans it back to white.

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