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Originally Posted by littlejo  Just wondering why some people are so nitpicky?  |
This is particularly ironic. The poster criticized another for posting something even though the supposed offending poster gave the author full credit. Yet this poster copies and pastes verbatim and thinks nothing of not giving credit where it is due. Funny stuff around here sometimes.
I remembered the following because I was impressed the poster seemed to know so much about tobacco. I was disappointed to find he/she just copied and pasted the information someone else had gathered, and even added the touching final sentence to personalize it
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Lower quality and cheaper machine made cigars use a homogenized tobacco leaf (HTL) as a binder. This leaf is usually made from tobacco scraps that are ground up, mixed with combustible agents and water, then stretched and rolled in a large sheet like paper.
The synthetic leaf, called HTL (for "homogenized tobacco leaf,") was first developed by General Cigar Co., fourth biggest U.S. cigar maker.
The major advantage of homogenization (mainly for cigarette manufacturers) is that scraps and stems (up to 30% of the leaf) that are now discarded can be pulverized, mixed with a cellulose adhesive and squeezed out in continuous rolls.
I think there are no health benefits, just the same risks associated with cigarette smoking.
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Can anyone explain about Homogenized Tobacco Leaf (H.T.L)? - Yahoo! Answers Quote:
Originally Posted by Icansavedaily Lower quality and cheaper machine made cigars use a homogenized tobacco leaf (HTL) as a binder. This leaf is usually made from tobacco scraps that are ground up, mixed with combustible agents and water, then stretched and rolled in a large sheet like paper.
The synthetic leaf, called HTL (for "homogenized tobacco leaf,") was first developed by General Cigar Co., fourth biggest U.S. cigar maker.
The major advantage of homogenization (mainly for cigarette manufacturers) is that scraps and stems (up to 30% of the leaf) that are now discarded can be pulverized, mixed with a cellulose adhesive and squeezed out in continuous rolls.
I think there are no health benefits, just the same risks associated with cigarette smoking. |
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