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From “to snuff,” to inhale, to draw in through the nose; cf. Dutch snuf, scent, Ger. Schnupfen, a cold, catarrh, and Eng. “snuffle,” “sniff,” the name of a powdered preparation of tobacco used for inhalation. The practice of inhaling snuff became common in England in the 17th century, and throughout the 18th century it was universal. At first each quantity inhaled was fresh grated, whence the coarser kinds were later known as “rappee.” This entailed the snuff-taker carrying with him a grater with a small spoon at one end and a box to hold the grated snuff at the other. Early 18th-century graters made of ivory and other material are in existence. Later the box and the grater were separated. The art and craft of the miniature painter, the enameller, jeweller and goldand silver-smith was bestowed upon the box. The humbler snuff-takers were content with boxes of silver, brass or other metal, horn, tortoise-shell or wood. The mull, a silver-mounted ram’s head, is a large table snuff-box. Though “snuff-taking” ceased to be fashionable at the beginning of the 19th century, the gold and jewelled snuff-box has continued to be a typical gift of sovereigns to those whom they delight to honour.
Snuff History:
The inhaling of snuff was first noted by Fra Ramon Pane who travelled to the New World with Christopher Columbus on his second voyage in 1507. The habit was in evidence in Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries and by the 18th century it had become universally popular. Taking snuff became an elaborate social ritual throughout the courts and salons of Europe and, just as stylish cigarette cases made by such firms as Faberge and Cartier were fashionable in the first half of the 20th century, expensive and elaborate snuff boxes were an important fashion accessory in the 18th century. These boxes not only provided a vehicle for the display of wealth and taste but also played an important role as official gifts to ambassadors, courtiers and foreign heads of state.
Dry Snuff:
Tobacco snuff is made by selecting tobacco leaf (and also sometimes tobacco stalk). Disintegrating it into a coarse powder. It is next ground in a manual or mechanical mill, and then sieved. Various essential oils may then be added for flavoring, after which it is stored in airtight containers to allow the flavor to permeate uniformity.
Dry snuff is usually (but not always) scented or flavoured and is intended to be sniffed through the nose. However new types of snuff are sometimes ingested and can be swallowed. Typically the new forms of Grizzly Snuff that came out in November of 2008 are what can be ingested. Also, shortly after the new ingested Grizzly Snuff came out, Copenhagen and Longhorn straight also came out with ingestible snuff. Typical flavors are floral, mentholated (also called ‘medicated’), fruit, scotch, and spice, either pure or in blends.
