Tobacco pairs well with vanilla, amber, leather, honey, and spices
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pick same field 6 to 7 times in a season Drag leaves from field to shed Women saw two leaves together onto laths (machine-sewn by the 1950s) Hang laths in sheds to cure Cure for 2 months Charcoal (eventually gas) burners make leaves wilt, cure, become brown and crisp On a very humid day (a good damp), open sides of shed to make leaves pliable Pack the leaves in bales for fermenting (for one year) Grade and sort leaves by size Steam seed beds to sterilize for fungus (fall) Start over By Amber Degn, Curator, 2003 Share This Story, Choose Your Platform
Recent developments in the determination of biomarkers of tobacco smoke exposure in biological specimens: a review