Another really tough call. I love the simple grace and refinement of number two, but I also love the uniqueness of number one.
The bamboo again sways my decision and I vote for number one.
Miso butter pasta with tuna and cabbage. It sounds a little weird but it's a great recipe, cheap, and easy to make. The tuna is albacore caught here off of the Oregon coast by a friend of mine. Good stuff.
It depends a lot on the pipe and the dryness of the tobacco in my experience, but often the heat alone will ignite it without the flame directly contacting the tobacco.
My wife's boss gave her some Meyer lemons from the tree in her yard. There is a old saying, "When wife gives you lemons, make lemonade". That's exactly what I did, and I added some bourbon as well.
Thanks. There were quite a few interesting, old, and unusual pipes in these recent auction lots that I won. It's been fun researching them and smoking them.