So, I'll use about 100g of tobacco, chop it in blender for fat cut. probably 20g water, and the same for whiskey. Dissolve approximately 10g salt, 5g of aluminum chloride and 10g sodium carbonate in liquid solution. Stir in to tobacco, carefully so as not to over moisten. Then afterwards I'll add 3 teaspoons of wintergreen oil. Not cooking or anything although I'm sure you could. I'm pleased with it. It's pretty powerful. And tastes good. Does lose flavor quicker than cope, glycerin may fix that.
Hope that helps. Enjoy
Aluminum chloride? Did you mean ammonium chloride like in your first post? I would probably avoid both. Most of your recipe sounds similar to what I do though.
I do add food grade glycerin to mine at about 1.5 tbsp per half gallon bag of chopped tobacco after cooking. It keeps it moist but if you add to much it will give it an off flavor and feel a bit slimey in the mouth. I sometimes add a teaspoon of propylene glycol in to a half gallon bag post cooking as well for batches I make in the summer that will be sitting around for awhile. It's acts as a preservative and helps prevent mold and keeps things moist, but it will definetly impart a weird flavor if you add to much - I don't think it's very healthy though and I have been leaving it out of my more recent batches. You can avoid adding that and just save the propylene glycol to mix with water at 50:50 to keep your humidor at the right humidty.
I also add a touch of honey and about 1.5 - 2 tbsp of molasses to about half a gallon bag full of chopped tobacco (notice my precise measurements) pre cooking. It gives a little more depth of flavor, but man it will stain clothes if you drop a little baccy in your lap while your putting in your dip.
I figure half a gallon bag of chopped tobacco (assuming you grow your own) makes about 40 plus cans of homemade chewing tobacco for what it costs to buy one can of store bought chewing tobacco at $7. I don't know if it's any healthier but it certainly makes me a lot less edgy than the store bought stuff if I miss the opportunity to chew every three hours on the dot. I don't know what they add to the store bought stuff but the addiction factor is definetly there.
