From: ????????????????????? (Martin A. Lodahl)
Subject: Heel Cake

One of the reasons I'm glad to see this mailgroup is that I may finally
get an answer to a question that's tormented me for years!  My problem
is (snif!) ... I can't seem to develop a good heelcake!  The sides of
the bowl seem to break in just fine, but the heel never seems to follow
suit.  It always seems to get too damp down there.  I've tried different
tobaccos, smoking slowly, smoking more quickly, cleaning less often, more
often, burning match after match even after nothing down there seems to
light, and still it stays slick & clean!  Any suggestions?

By the bye, I would have to be classified as a light smoker.  Not only
do I not smoke every day, I don't even smoke every week!  But I love
a good pipe, with a glass of Armagnac, Calvados, Port, or Barleywine,
in the evening.  I incline toward bent stems and aromatic tobaccos,
and would some day like to own a good long-stem "churchwarden" pipe.

					- Martin

= Martin A. Lodahl    		 Pac*Bell Minicomputer Support Staff =
= {att,bellcore,sun,ames,pyramid}!pacbell!pbhyf!mal     916/972-4821 =

[No suggestions from me; perhaps someone else has one? -S.]

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