News
28-04-2012
Annual report 2011 available
On this link (in dutch) everything regarding the mills and the foundation over 2011 can be viewed. An English summary is found here
23-04-2012
Webshop iDEAL payment possible
For Dutch customers it is now possible to pay with iDEAL in our webshop.
20-01-2012
Windshaft revolutions 2011
The number of windshaft revolutions is counted yearly for the statistics and for a provincial subsidy. This year De Ster made 138.869 revolutions and De Lelie 79.021. Unfortunately less than last year mainly due to less wind on the days when the mills were in operation and an extensive paint job of De Lelie.
12-01-2012
New! Limburgertabak
Now available Limburgertabak. This is a snuff tobacco based on fermented Virginia tobacco enriched with almond extract, orrisroot extract, majoram, basil, cubeb pepper and flavoured with lavender, rose and nutmeg See our shop for more information.
26-12-2011
Snuff millstones reconstructed
In the past year, the millwright reconstrueerd one of the two millstones for snuff tobacco in De Lelie. This grinder was used in the past in the last stage of the production of snuff
These millstones are removed in the thirties and now reinstalled. The wish to reconstruct at least one of the two couples of millstones was longstanding and this reconstruction makes equipment in De Lelie more complete.
On the 10th of December for the first time snuff tobacco was ground on the new millstones.
The picture shows the new milstones. The darkcolored parts are from the original millstone and are preserved more than 75 years in the mill.
07-12-2011
Webshop upgraded
The new webshop is now also available in English language, see shop.
10-10-2011
Webshop
Our Dutch language webshop is updated, see shop for the result. Unfortunately the new webshop is not yet available in English, hopefully this will be possible soon.
28-07-2011
National Heritageday 2011
On Saturday the 10th of september De Ster and De Lelie will participate the national Heritage Day ('Open Monumentendag'). The mills will be operated and explanation about the mills and the production of snuff tobacco and spices is given. The mills are opened 10:00 - 16:00 hour.
The theme for open momument day in Rotterdam is "New Use - Old Building". More information can be found on:
www.openmonumentendagrotterdam.nl/
25-06-2011
New! Potpourri No. 2.
Now available Potpourri No. 2, this a tobacco free snuff according a historic German recipe, based on seven kinds of flowers, four types of herbs and four kinds of spices and enriched with essential oils of marjoram, bergamot, lavender and neroli. See our shop for more information.
03-06-2011
Membership IREH
De Ster and De Lelie are member of the European Route of Industrial Heritage, the tourism information network of industrial heritage in Europe. The IREH presents more than 850 sites in 32 European countries. The sites show the diversity of European industrial history and their common roots.
28-03-2011
New! Gingerbread Snuff.
Our newest snuff is Gingerbread Snuff. The new snuff is made based on Virginia tobacco and has a real gingerbread flavour. See our shop for more information.
21-03-2011
Annual report 2010 available
On this link (in dutch) everything regarding the mills and the foundation over 2010 can be viewed.
05-02-2011
Bon Bon best new snuff in 2010!
The forum members of snuffhouse.org have announced Bon Bon snuif as the best new snuff of 2011. We wish to thank the forum members for their appreciation for our snuff! Bon Bon snuff has made according an old recipe which mentioned "a snuff especially for ladies". Therefore this snuff is not only flavoured with different essential oils, but also with amber, tonca and vanilla. Look here for reviews of Bon Bon snuff.
14-01-2011
Windshaft revolutions 2010
The number of windshaft revolutions is counted yearly for the statistics and for a provincial subsidy. This year De Ster made 175.955 revolutions and De Lelie 116.909. This number is a bit more than last years, mostly because of good wind when the mills were operated.
04-12-2010
Visit provincial government
On occasion of the National Volunteers Day on the 7th of Decemeber Mrs S. Nulkes (VVD), representive of the provincial government, will visit De Ster. She will be introduced in the first princiles of the miller occupation.
01-11-2010
Visit local government and introduction of new snuff
On 6th of November a delegation of the local government will visit the mills and a new snuff will be introduced. The new snuff is called Mettaijer Snuff and is based on Virginia tobacco aromatised with vinegar extract and valerian leaves.
29-09-2010
Miller exams at De Ster succesful
On 28th of September the candidate voluntary millers J.W.A. de Winter, D.Pereboom, W. van Ommeren en A.A.J. Mulder have succesfully passed their miller exam. Congratulations!
05-08-2010
Miller exams at De Ster
Tuesday 28th September, 4 candidate volutary millers will do their exams at De Ster. The exams will be executed by the association De Hollandse Molen.
14-07-2010
Another historical snuff revives!
We have once again been able to manufacture a historical snuff tobacco. The receipe from 1830 says: Fermented Virginia tobacco mixed with Cinnamon, Galgantroot, Angelicaroot, Orangepeels and Fernambukwood. Flavoured with Elderberry blossomwater. This snuff goes by the name of "Musinotabak".
29-05-2010
The anual report of the foundation is ready. The report can be found on jaarverslag 2009(in dutch).
29-05-2010
On Saturday the 11th of september De Ster and De Lelie will participate Open Monumentendag. Op 'monuments day' the mills will be operated and explanation about the mills and the production of snuff tobacco and spices is given. The mills are opened 10:00 - 16:00 hour.
The theme for open momument day is "The taste of the 19th century". More information can be found on: