You guys keep assuming that white stringy substance in egg drop soup is eggs......
Tobacco Topping Fraud
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Remind me of Eddie Murphy's joke from 80s. "You want wonton soup? You'll get wonton soup."
And you don’t want to know why it’s called the pu pu platter.
Hmmm... and some are rumored to secretly even use... dare I say it... marshmallow; but those spurious and unfounded claims are often made by those poor unfortunate souls who are suffering from cases of extreme Burley overdosing.
- Sherm Natman
Marshmallow!?!?! Moe, Larry the Cheese! Moe, Larry the Cheese! Woob woob woob woob woooo... Moe, Larry!Hmmm... and some are rumored to secretly even use... dare I say it... marshmallow; but those spurious and unfounded claims are often made by those poor unfortunate souls who are suffering from cases of extreme Burley overdosing.
Yes... laugh all you like, BUT, I quite clearly recall the time when we were kids, and you - unfortunately - convinced me and all the other kids in our Junior Pipers Club, that you could - with just a tub of Granger and a whole can of black pepper - not only reproduce C&D's Pirate Kake in my mom's kitchen, but knew how to "one up" them, by adding your own secret vanilla topping to it. The result of your experiment was, as predicted, less than satisfactory to me and the gang. - Sherm Natman
It's quite "Grangerous" to attempt creating flavored tobacco kake on your own... as you found out!
- Sherm NatmanIt's quite "Grangerous" to attempt creating flavored tobacco kake on your own... as you found out!
I’ve wanted to try that. But also not wanted to try that.
I for one would love to know what they add, largely stemming from my love of chemistry and the desire to know what's in everything, especially anything I'm consuming. I understand fully, however, why these are protected as trade secrets.
This raises a very good point: What are these "flavorings and topping" in the first place?
Do they "simply" just add drops of McCormick's Extracts to the mix before blending? The same things used in you kitchen for baking like: McCormick's Vanilla Extract, Maple Extract, and the like? - Sherm Natman
I'd have some of that. Too bad I can't get some of it anywhere.
I can't shake the feeling that "last time" carries a lot of weight in this statement. As in yes the five or six times before I did, but last time my wife said she'd stab me with a steak knife if I asked about the cow.
that sound really awesome. Black Pepper essential oil makes an incredibly awesome snuff. Though people are afraid to try it. Seriously black pepper and tobacco creates something wonderful and unexpected. So is this stuff still available? And if so where cause I need to try it if it is.
My wife is a pastry chef and bakes amazing cakes. Once she told me that a cousin of her was asking for the recipe of one of her cakes that she liked a lot. My wife spends sleepless nights, invests her time and money in that, attends trainings and then out of nowhere someone wants to know the recipe that she had perfected. I told her to leave one or two ingredients out and problem solved.
The use of sugar water and similar natural casings (molasses, for example) appears to be well-documented. I would assume that the toppings used for tobacco are similarly benign, similar to the scenting compounds used for snuff. I don't know that harmful ingredients would bode well for long-term use of a tobacco product.
I keep thinking of a review I read of Germain's Exotique in which a reviewer claims he contacted Germain's after having an allergic reaction to find out that one of the primary toppings they use is seaweed. Since reading that, I swear I can taste seaweed in several of their blends, though I admit the power of suggestion is a strong force. This instance right there, though, is a solid reason for manufacturers to at least put a "WARNING: Contains X" on the label. Proprietary secrets are kept intact as there is no description of the overall process.
I would assume that the more one learns about to accommodate processing based on what is known would provide hints as to what all manufacturers are doing, at least with respect to casings and toppings.
Have to watch to the end, but you made me think of this scene from an amazing film:
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