Doing Chores

[ophiuchus]

You know you’re old when you get a mild serotonin rush from washing and drying and folding up a couple loads of laundry, or setting up and programming the coffee machine and making a loaded sandwich for lunch for the next work day.

I found a small jar dated 5/14/2018 with the remainder of a Peterson Perfect Plug. Well, that plug isn’t going to slice and rub itself out on its own …



(I guess the kids are calling this “rewarding your future self” in the blogosphere nowadays.)

 

[Choatecav]

You know you’re old when you get a mild serotonin rush from washing and drying and folding up a couple loads of laundry, or setting up and programming the coffee machine and making a loaded sandwich for lunch for the next work day.

I found a small jar dated 5/14/2018 with the remainder of a Peterson Perfect Plug. Well, that plug isn’t going to slice and rub itself out on its own …

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(I guess the kids are calling this “rewarding your future self” in the blogosphere nowadays.)

It's scary how much I can relate to this post...............

 

[Cracklin' Tobaccy]

We're not old and forgetful. We're experienced and alternately focused.

 

[bullet08]

It usually takes 3 - 4 hours for me to do dishes. Wash the dishes, take a nap. Wash the pots, take a nap. Wash the utensils and take a nap.

 

[anotherbob]

We're not old and forgetful. We're experienced and alternately focused.

precisely, now what are we talking about.

 

[ophiuchus]

Sometimes forgetfulness is a blessing …



I spread it out to dry, but it’s been a heck of a humid evening, so I let it sit …

… for a few hours! I forgot and left it out on the kitchen counter. By the time I rediscovered the fruit of a little elbow grease, it was in perfect smoking condition. Now it’s back in the jar.

i usually cut enough to smoke to order. Now, I can smoke 3PPP on impulse! I should do this with a plug of Pease Triple Play next. It’s summer after all.

 

[Cracklin' Tobaccy]

Sometimes forgetfulness is a blessing …

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I spread it out to dry, but it’s been a heck of a humid evening, so I let it sit …

… for a few hours! I forgot and left it out on the kitchen counter. By the time I rediscovered the fruit of a little elbow grease, it was in perfect smoking condition. Now it’s back in the jar.

i usually cut enough to smoke to order. Now, I can smoke 3PPP on impulse!

Nothing like a lovely tobaccoscape photo.

 

[dottlejockey]

Sometimes forgetfulness is a blessing …

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I spread it out to dry, but it’s been a heck of a humid evening, so I let it sit …

… for a few hours! I forgot and left it out on the kitchen counter. By the time I rediscovered the fruit of a little elbow grease, it was in perfect smoking condition. Now it’s back in the jar.

i usually cut enough to smoke to order. Now, I can smoke 3PPP on impulse! I should do this with a plug of Pease Triple Play next. It’s summer after all

Nice shot! Once i have the cleaver and cutting board out and the plug down the deed is getting done. I'm making that baby accessible, sliced/chopped/rubbed out, jarred and labeled for whenever the mood strikes. Enjoy the newfound convenience of plug smoking!

Speaking of which, i just jarred up my recently purchased plug of Salty Dogs today. Good stuff, btw...

 

[kcghost]

Just leave it where you cut it for a while seem to be a good policy when it come tobacco. "A while" can be a few minutes to a day or two.

 

[JOHN72]

There is nothing more gratifying than ironing clothes while smoking a good pipe tobacco, dressed in your grandmother's nightgown.

 

[ophiuchus]

I mentioned Triple Play earlier. Not wanting to be a tease, I thought I’d follow through.

I loaded up a bowl of that 3PPP. Straight up from the jar, I didn’t even have to let it dry before packing. I this thinly cut, rubbed out form, this bowl of 3PPP was not hard to keep lit at all, and easier to let smolder at a lower temperature, conserving this sampling’s sweetness and mild fruitiness. I think I’ll be doing this more often with 3PPP in the future.



(A Peterson Aran 606 P-lip seemed like the appropriate choice for smoking instrument.)

I was performing another chore, throwing together a modified Bolognese sauce for spaghetti tonight.



Between stirring and a long simmer, I dug out a jar with GL Pease Triple Play plug, dated 7/31/2024. (The dates I mention are not the production dates, they’re the dates I popped the cans to jar. The cans are long gone, so I don’t know when these plugs were made, or remember when I bouught them.)

I squeezed them sideways into the jars back then, so the plug came out a little malformed.



No harm done, though. The Pease plugs are nowhere near as pressed to putty as the Peterson plugs; I could probably peel off the layers. Somehow, this product begged to be cut a little less thinly. Time to slice …



Boy! Did this smell wonderful! Still sweet and grassy as I remembered, as I chopped through it, I also detected just a hint of vinegarness I don’t remember when I first jarred it. I was temped to pop a little on my mouth for chew, but I resisted. I think the Vitamin N would have kicked my ass. Rubbing it out was enough to put a little edge to my eyesight.

And now, the tobaccoscape (I’m going to have to remember that term.):



It’s cooler and not nearly as humid out today, and I‘ve got my windows wide open. It didn’t take nearly as long to get this to a smokable level of dryness, but … I think I need a bigger jar …



Now I’ve got to pick out a pipe. Briar or cob for this?

Oh, yeah, and I have to boil some pasta!

 

[Cracklin' Tobaccy]

I mentioned Triple Play earlier. Not wanting to be a tease, I thought I’d follow through.

I loaded up a bowl of that 3PPP. Straight up from the jar, I didn’t even have to let it dry before packing. I this thinly cut, rubbed out form, this bowl of 3PPP was not hard to keep lit at all, and easier to let smolder at a lower temperature, conserving this sampling’s sweetness and mild fruitiness. I think I’ll be doing this more often with 3PPP in the future.

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(A Peterson Aran 606 P-lip seemed like the appropriate choice for smoking instrument.)

I was performing another chore, throwing together a modified Bolognese sauce for spaghetti tonight.

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Between stirring and a long simmer, I dug out a jar with GL Pease Triple Play plug, dated 7/31/2024. (The dates I mention are not the production dates, they’re the dates I popped the cans to jar. The cans are long gone, so I don’t know when these plugs were made, or remember when I bouught them.)

I squeezed them sideways into the jars back then, so the plug came out a little malformed.

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No harm done, though. The Pease plugs are nowhere near as pressed to putty as the Peterson plugs; I could probably peel off the layers. Somehow, this product begged to be cut a little less thinly. Time to slice …

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Boy! Did this smell wonderful! Still sweet and grassy as I remembered, as I chopped through it, I also detected just a hint of vinegarness I don’t remember when I first jarred it. I was temped to pop a little on my mouth for chew, but I resisted. I think the Vitamin N would have kicked my ass. Rubbing it out was enough to put a little edge to my eyesight.

And now, the tobaccoscape (I’m going to have to remember that term.):

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It’s cooler and not nearly as humid out today, and I‘ve got my windows wide open. It didn’t take nearly as long to get this to a smokable level of dryness, but … I think I need a bigger jar …

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Now I’ve got to pick out a pipe. Briar or cob for this?

Oh, yeah, and I have to boil some pasta!

Does the 3P's have a topping? I've wanted to try it but I tried University Flake and found the topping to be rather off putting.

 

[Choatecav]

Does the 3P's have a topping? I've wanted to try it but I tried University Flake and found the topping to be rather off putting.

No detectable topping that I can discern. It is a wonderful plug. I enjoy the preparation with it, as well.

 

[ophiuchus]

Does the 3P's have a topping? I've wanted to try it but I tried University Flake and found the topping to be rather off putting.

No detectable topping that I can discern. It is a wonderful plug. I enjoy the preparation with it, as well.

I don’t notice a topping, either. It’s a pretty straight-up smoke.