probably a bit of a sweat cure similar to the old thai stick , so yea likely similar results to the cobbing bb im thinking too .. sometimes its hard to get large amounts completely dry in the tropics with the humidity ... i hear they often put it in their chimney,,, yum ,, smokey buds ,, lol ..long time , what we talking 20 odd years ago now ,
i think i even grew seed from gear , maybe they did,nt germ from memory and i just tried .
what ever they were doing with the png to cure it fucked the seed i think .it was like a cob cure on it , the chocolate golden look wasn't it natural colour it was a cure process they were doing, or probably more lack of cure and then compressed . it certainly had a flavour profile too it though , a sweetness i cant put my finger on ...... specially so long ago now .