It has been stated above that much of the perique tobacco is a substitute for the genuine. |
It is said that the output of genuine perique is small, being well under 50,000 lbs. |
A few bad seasons had knocked his production down to the point where perique was on the verge of extinction. |
Most people in St. James have a story about someone who tried to smoke or chew perique straight. |
Mr. Martin also runs a processing plant for the growing ranks of perique farmers. |
But there is a good deal of substitute perique sold in lieu of the genuine kind. |