On Feb 11, 12:39*pm, rb608 wrote:
On Feb 10, 11:22*pm, "Tim J."
wrote:

Depending on how dry the wrapper got while it was in non-storage, they may
not be salvageable. If they're cheap cigars, I'd use 'em for fertilizer.. If
they are higher quality, the best thing to do is put them at the bottom of a
good, nearly-full, activated humidor and be patient.

AFAIK, they're not too bad and probably smokeable as is. *We're
talking about young newbies here, humidor is not an option. Just
looking for a "quick" way to rehydrate them so as to burn a bit
cooler. *I used to know a "trick" but can't remember it. *(damp paper
towel in a microwave? *something like that.)

*Tx,
Joe F.

Moist paper towel, put them separately in a ziplock, put it in the
freezer.

The moist towel puts the humidity at 100% in the ziplock, the freezer
causes the cells in the leaves to compromise their cell walls,
allowing the moisture to saturate the internal cell structures.

The wrapper will be extremely fragile after this (think of yellow
cheese that has been frozen), so you will want to be careful as you
smoke it.

--riverman