What it wuz, somebody in the rec.autos.tech newsgroup said, Why is the
price of cotton up?

I did a devilfinder.com for, Gun Cotton.

http://www.libertyreferences.com/gun-cotton.shtml
Do It Yourself Gunpowder Cookbook.

You can make Gunpowder from dead cats, Whiskey, your living room
ceiling, manure, a bunch of thingys.
cotton cuhulin