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I almost coughed up a lung after reading that !!!!
NO....OLD STYLE HASH ISN'T MADE WITH SAND OR DIRT, OMG !
Could it be a function of the beating/screening in Morocco imparting slightly more plant matter than the hand-rolling generally used elsewhere? Genuinely asking...
I have seen some great TV shows about smuggling hashish, and it actually showed the different grades of raw hashish that they make the different types of hash out of. You might want to check some of them out.Yeah, I'm curious as well. I'll have to do some experimenting after harvest! :cool:
I'd think that since the general quality of hash correlates with the level of trichome content/preservation, it would be either plant matter (possibly pollen from males?), dirt, or a filler of some sort. But it's entirely possible that there's just a gap in my hash knowledge.
Also, does anyone here do any long-cured hash? I've been looking for resources that aren't Frenchy Cannoli about the creation of hashishene in cured bubble hash, more specifically time, temp, and humidity guidelines for extended (multiple years) aging and there's not much out there.
None of that explains the different texture though. I've cured hash for months and make hash out of extremely resinous plants too. Even hash made from Malana cream and hindu kush crosses.. always comes out like bubblehash or dry sift. And I press my hash with a lot of pressure and heat also. Still just melts when you heat it.
The only thing I can think is there must be something else in there, some other contaminant that allows one to heat it with lighter, then crumble it with your fingers without it turning into a gooey mess.
I dont know... imagining the processing facilities and fields where the hasplants are grown and processed, I have to wonder if the the hash isnt contaminated with something like superfine sand.
I didn't take it as an argument. I'm sure that there could be some amount of contaminants, but certainly not enough to make things stick together. Have you ever made scissor hash (at least that is what I call it)? It is just the stuff that sticks to the scissor blades when trimming. It gets very much like the old school hash, at least as far as being hard and not melting. I think the hash that is made using water (bubble hash?) washes off too many olis that stick to the resin glands that help it stick together. I know the presses that are used are pretty powerful, at least for non power assisted presses. FWIW, I haven't had decent hash in years either except for the scissor variety, which is excellent but very small quantities. Before I learned to trim efficiently, I ended up getting a LOT stickier in previous years and collected a lot more of the scissor hash, but experience and the dislike of trying to get the resin off of my hands has improved my handling of the buds and resulted in less hash. :(I'm not so sure, sand is essentially inert silica glass and would likely just blend in with the ash I think.
But again I dont know, I'm not arguing or anything just throwing theories around.
I really am curious why it is such a different product. I've been making hash with every method imaginable for 20 years and have never been able to make anything that has that texture.
What process do you use to harvest the resin glands and how do you press it? I've never tried making it myself, but my cousin used to spend a LOT of time in Morocco at the hash fields. Perhaps he could share some theory if I see him again...For sure, scissor hash is close and I think that has a lot to do with contaminants also. Even my pressed hash comes really close and is very much like the gooey afghani we used to get. It's that stuff that just get crumbly when heated I havent figured out.
What process do you use to harvest the resin glands and how do you press it? I've never tried making it myself, but my cousin used to spend a LOT of time in Morocco at the hash fields. Perhaps he could share some theory if I see him again...
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