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Just ordered my tobacco seeds from the "seedman.com" source. Reasonable prices, will be my first attempt at growing it and should be a super barter item. Wondering if one of our old paper shredders will do a good job on seasoned/cured tobacco leaf!

Lots to learn on this project...

Just ordered my tobacco seeds from the "seedman.com" source. Reasonable prices, will be my first attempt at growing it and should be a super barter item. Wondering if one of our old paper shredders will do a good job on seasoned/cured tobacco leaf!

I had a co-worker who grew tobacco on the Texas-Oklahoma state line about 5 years ago. It grew well up there, he dried it and then had some kind of little portable shredder that did a little bit at a time. Seems the co-workers thought it was a might strong to smoke but kept at it. Guess the store-bought cigarettes must be of the "watered down" variety.

LOL, you are going to learn more than you want, with the tobacco.

You will find it is fare easier to trade booze, than the tobacco, made from scratch.

If the new tax on tobacco goes through, you will see a nice profit on your product.I

I will be surprised if a paper shredder works, you might try a meat slicer, if you can form bundles of the leaves and not loose a finger in the process.

I am suspecting that it will be tough as leather, after it is cured.

Welch grape juice wine recipe:

http://www.google.com/search?q=Welch+grape+juice+wine+recipe&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

[One version, not the one I made, I used a balloon on top that got real big and then went down, it is what we traded for the tools, during a flood to those who needed a drink.
granny]

http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f79/welchs-grape-juice-wine-21093/

Welch’s Grape Juice Wine
Recipe Type: Extract Yeast: Wine yeast Batch Size (Gallons): 1 Original Gravity: 1.095 Final Gravity: .996 Boiling Time (Minutes): 0.0 Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 30 Additional Fermentation: Rack until clear Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 30
Welch’s Frozen Grape Juice Wine
2 cans (11.5 oz) Welch’s 100% frozen grape concentrate
1-1/4 lbs granulated sugar
2 tsp acid blend
1 tsp pectic enzyme
1 tsp yeast nutrient
water to make 1 gallon
wine yeast

Bring 1 quart water to boil and dissolve the sugar in the water. Remove from heat and add frozen concentrate. Add additional water to make one gallon and pour into secondary. Add remaining ingredients except yeast. Cover with napkin fastened with rubber band and set aside 12 hours. Add activated wine yeast and recover with napkin. When active fermentation slows down (about 5 days), fit airlock. When clear, rack, top up and refit airlock. After additional 30 days, stabilize, sweeten if desired and rack into bottles.
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[My recipe did not call for the enzyme or acid blend...granny]