[Curly Cut]

if you do buy a tin, and open it immediately, do yourself a favor.
get a bowl.
start rubbing out the tobacco over top of the bowl. keep rubbing every handful to the consistancy you like until you've done the ENTIRE tin and it's in the bowl.
put it back in the tin.

if you don't rub out McClellands broken flakes while they're still pliable, you will have a hard time doing it when they dry to a good smoking humidity.