What to Do with the Raw Tobacco?

[oldmansmoking]

cant do it on IPAD can you see the imag on link ok
Like this

 

[oldmansmoking]

Have I got it?

 

[oldmansmoking]

This was the tobacco jar I bought that had the old tobacco in it, think it cost £12. Steal! Notice the ceramic tamper, never Sean a jar with that still in pot

 

[jvnshr]

Knowing what type of leaf it is would help me in making a decision on what to do with it. Yeh, green tobacco smells like crap. It always made me wonder why people chose to smoke this leaf as opposed to rosemary or sage, which smells really good green and when burned on a fire. It must have been some stroke of luck that a field of dried tobacco caught on fire and made everyone dizzy and altered their consciousness, so they began growing it.

I guess nobody will find how people started smoking tobacco.

It sounds like you have some air cured Virginia on your hands. Burley always smells good, even when curing in the barn. The leaf also looks to be a Virginia, based on its color and shape.
As for what to do with it? It probably needs some aging so you can do one of several things

1. Build a small kiln by putting a light-bulb in a box, add a thermostat set to 120 degrees and place your tobacco in a sealed jar into the box for 3 weeks.

2. Use the "Dashboard" method of aging. To do this, place your (slightly damp) tobacco into a plastic bag and lay onto the dash of your car. Let the sun shine on it for a few weeks while venting once per day.

3. Seal it in a bag for a year, checking occasionally to make sure it has not dried out.
If it is air cured Virginia it will be somewhat bland tasting compared to it's cousin the flue cured type. By air curing, all of the sugars that would normally be "set" by the high temps of flue curing will have been lost by enzymatic and bacterial action.
If you don't like the smoking quality of it you could always try your hand at making some dip.

Thanks for the advice. I think I will try 2nd method, that one is more convenient for me.

 

[jvnshr]

Could you enlighten me what's photo album and how do you use it?

Oldmansmoking, check the thread below, there are several how-to videos that can be useful for you:
http://pipesmagazine.com/forums/topic/how-to-videos
And you can use the thread below for photo testing purposes:
http://pipesmagazine.com/forums/topic/photo-test-thread

 

[mawnansmiff]

Javan, I wouldn't have a clue as to what tobacco you have there but I'd certainly love to know how it smokes.
I suppose if it hasn't been processed in any way other than being dried, it might just smoke quite harshly.
Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on it.
Regards,
Jay.

 

[jvnshr]

Jay, I haven't smoked it yet, I will keep you updated.