Hookah has roots that dating back as far as 1588 when a Persian physician, Abul-Fath Gilani, created the first hookah water pipe.

Hookah grew in popularity in the U.S. during the 1960s and 70s. Since then Americans have created numerous ways to enhance their experience.

Here is a solution for hookah bubbles.

Recipe 1:

-1 cup of water

-2 tablespoons of dish soap

-1 tablespoon of Karo light corn syrup

-1 empty water bottle

Mix the water, dish soap, and Karo syrup together in a bowl, making sure not to mix the ingredients too much.

Take your empty water bottle and carefully cut the bottle in half, making sure the cut is clean and even to ensure the bubbles will not pop.

Discard the lower half of the bottle, and place the remaining half cut side down in the bubble mixture.

The ingredients for this next mixture can be found at any grocery store, making this the easier and less expensive mixture of the two.

Recipe 2:

-4 tablespoons of glycerin

-2 tablespoons of dish soap

-1 tablespoon of Karo light corn syrup

-1 empty water bottle

Mix the glycerin, dish soap and Karo light corn syrup together in a bowl.

Take your empty water bottle and carefully cut the bottle in half, making sure the cut is clean and even to ensure the bubbles will not pop upon use.

Discard the lower half of the bottle, and place the remaining half cut side down in the bubble mixture.

Here is how to create an orange rind bowl for your hookah

Orange hookah rind bowl

– 1 orange

– 1 hookah gasket

– Aluminum Foil

Start by cutting the orange in half.

Take half of the orange and place it cut side down on the cutting board, and cut a dime-sized square hole on the bottom.

Carefully hollow out the orange, making sure to leave at least 1 cm worth of fruit left within the bowl to maintain moisture and increase flavor.

Push out the square shaped cut in the orange and carefully push the hookah gasket through the newly created hole.

Take a small piece of aluminum foil and place it over the gasket within the orange, and poke holes into the foil directly above the gasket, taking care not to tear the foil.

Now fill the bowl with your tobacco of choice, taking care not to overflow the bowl. Carefully break apart the tobacco in order to maintain a clean and even burn.

Cover the bowl with aluminum foil and poke holes throughout the surface.

The hookah bowl should be ready to be put on to the pipe.

This bowl adds a citrusy twist to the usual smoking experience.

 

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