From: "Scott A. Steiner" <?????????????????????????>
Subject: Re: Pipes Digest #257 -- November 16, 1998

Greetings everyone, from a cold and wet San Francisco.

I haven't written in a while, but my question is this:

Assuming that one keeps one's tobacco sealed for, say a year, and that bag
of tobacco, say a pound of it, is concealed in a box and not opened, does
that tobacco retain its good quality.

I only ask because I only just realized that I had a bag of tobacco I'd
ordered some time ago.  Curious, I filled a bowl and to my surprise, it
smoked long, mild, and fresh.  The tobacco had also retained its springy,
relatively moist texture.

Thanks for any answer.

Scott
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[If it's well sealed and was properly humidified when you sealed it,
it should keep indefinitely. Unfortunately, the vacuum seals on tins
don't seem to re-seal very well. -S.]


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