Cajun half n half?

[FatMax]

Back when I was more active in the forum, there was a youngster making Cajun half and half. Who was it? I've forgotten....I just opened my last 2 oz of it and would love more!!!

[Paul Z]

On May 7, 11:54 pm, FatMax <dgullclem...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Back when I was more active in the forum, there was a youngster making Cajun half and half. Who was it? I've forgotten....I just opened my last 2 oz of it and would love more!!!

Wasn't that Stephen Williamson ?


Paul Z

[FatMax]

possibly....
I was hoping to figure out who....or....find the recipe... its a damned fine smoke!

[FatMax]

dummy me....just searched a.s.p. and found all the info I needed!

[JtN©]

Well then ... why not post up all the information my friend. There are
1000's and 1000's of loyal ASP followers (well really only probably
about 30 or people) who are just dying to know the Cajun Half N' Half
recipe and information but are to lazy or don't know how to do a
search for it so come on ... post up the information and
recipe. :-)))

JtN ©2013

[Stephen Williamson]

FatMax <dgullc...@yahoo.com> wrote in
news:d4ee3904-4376-4d12...@googlegroups.com:

> Back when I was more active in the forum, there was a youngster making
> Cajun half and half. Who was it? I've forgotten....I just opened my
> last 2 oz of it and would love more!!!

I am the one who came up with Cajun Half and Half. I made about 30 pounds
of the stuff and ended up giving away 25 pounds of it. It would be nice to
smoke a bowl of it now to see how it aged, but my stash of it is long gone.

Steve

[Travis]

Steve,
Would you be kind enough to post the recipe for this blend?
I did a search and came up with nada. Sounds interesting.
Regards, Travis
PSBEF in a no-name meer

[Stephen Williamson]

Travis <Tra...@comcast.net> wrote in
news:a37no857a76ttde3o...@4ax.com:

> Steve,
> Would you be kind enough to post the recipe for this blend?
> I did a search and came up with nada. Sounds interesting.
> Regards, Travis
> PSBEF in a no-name meer
>

I don't think all the indegredients are available anymore. I used
Admiral's Choice Burley which was made by Lane tobacco exclusively for
CVS Drug stores. CVS no longer sells Admiral's Choice. I had contacted
Lane to try to purchase some, but they would not sell to me.

I think I used McClelland's 5100 as the Virginia, so I blended up 50%
Red Cake, 50% Admiral's Choice Burley then added about 14% Perique to
that mixture. Mix well, store in Mason jars and send out loads of it to
fellow pipe smokers.

I think I told people to use 10% Perique, but I added 14% to 15% and did
no tell anyone, and people seemed to enjoy the extra Perique kick.

Steve

[FatMax]

Steve!!!!!!!

It has aged wonderfully....it was great from the get go, but it has fabulous sweetness and depth now. Cornell & Diehl have a great burley for mixing... its in their blending selections. I suspect its a bit pricier than Admiral's choice... but I believe it will work!

I am going to put together a batch this weekend...I have enough of everything to make a smallish one. I wonder how Bright virgina would work vs the Red Cake...? Hmmmm

[FatMax]

I am smoking a bowl of the original aged batch even as I type!!!!

[Travis]

Thanks, sounds interesting. Actually, I think I may have some CVS
Admiral's choice stuffed in my cellar somewhere...
And, I've got a little jar with Perique somewhere too, I think.
(Seems like I should be sheparding my stash a little more carefully,
eh?)
Regards, Travis
Altadis Va Flake in a chubby bent Bertram

[FatMax]

Okay,,,, Mixed my baby batch of Cajun Half and Half..... Mixed it up...packed it in a jar... saved out a bowl...

Tasty!! Not as flavorful as the aged stuff... but as good as many of the purchased blends I have!!!

was gonna age the jar... but I suspect it won't last!

[Chris B]

FatMax <dgullc...@yahoo.com> wrote in
news:1c632e3f-7edd-4ffa...@googlegroups.com:

Hey Steve, good to hear from you. IIRC, the Admiral's Choice Burley was
somewhat aromatic/sweet, yes? If so, I'm not sure if C&D Burley (which I'm
guessing is not cased) will work. Then again, I haven't thought about the
recipe for about 10 years, so I could be way off base.

[Stephen Williamson]

Chris B <savin...@gmail.com> wrote in
news:XnsA1C8797A58CE5s...@209.197.15.254:

>
> Hey Steve, good to hear from you. IIRC, the Admiral's Choice Burley
> was somewhat aromatic/sweet, yes? If so, I'm not sure if C&D Burley
> (which I'm guessing is not cased) will work. Then again, I haven't
> thought about the recipe for about 10 years, so I could be way off
> base.
>

As I recall, the Admiral's Choice was cased. It was a pretty good tobacco
on its own. I am just wondering if perhaps some of those bagged burleys
that one can purchase at Smoker's Friendly might fill the bill. I have not
purchased any tobacco in over 7 years, so I am not really up on what is out
there. I guess that is one down side of having a well stocked cellar :-)

I don't think I will try making any more Cajun H&H. I am not supposed to
be smoking, but I can't let that cellar go to waste. Besides, I am really
having fun roasting coffee (I am not supposed to drink coffee either, but
what the doctor does not know will not hurt me)

[random]

On 05/22/2013 02:14 PM, Stephen Williamson wrote:
> Chris B <savin...@gmail.com> wrote in
> news:XnsA1C8797A58CE5s...@209.197.15.254:
>
>>
>> Hey Steve, good to hear from you. IIRC, the Admiral's Choice Burley
>> was somewhat aromatic/sweet, yes? If so, I'm not sure if C&D Burley
>> (which I'm guessing is not cased) will work. Then again, I haven't
>> thought about the recipe for about 10 years, so I could be way off
>> base.
>>
>
> As I recall, the Admiral's Choice was cased. It was a pretty good tobacco
> on its own. I am just wondering if perhaps some of those bagged burleys
> that one can purchase at Smoker's Friendly might fill the bill.

I guess "Smoker Friendly" is a chain, never gave much thought to it.
Seems like I might have tried some of their bagged tobacco one time, but
I'm not sure. They have pipe cleaners, which can come in handy.
Walgreen's used to carry a smokable burley but they got health conscious
years ago and dropped all tobacco products, at least hereabouts.

> I have not
> purchased any tobacco in over 7 years, so I am not really up on what is out
> there. I guess that is one down side of having a well stocked cellar :-)
>
> I don't think I will try making any more Cajun H&H. I am not supposed to
> be smoking, but I can't let that cellar go to waste. Besides, I am really
> having fun roasting coffee (I am not supposed to drink coffee either, but
> what the doctor does not know will not hurt me)
>

What the doctor thinks he knows might not hurt you either. Our parents'
generation... well, "we" seem to represent at least a couple of
generations here in ASP, I'm referring to the generation that was of an
age to participate in WWII, or maybe the one after that... anyway, "our
parents' generation" seems by and large to believe that if you read it
in the papers it's true, and if the doctor says it then it's gospel.
But "our" generation is much wiser, "we" know enough to get a second
opinion... or a third, or fourth, if the first few don't tell us what we
want to hear. I mostly skip the whole "doctor" thing.