Shipping summer sausage?

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Any of you ever shipped SS this time of year?  Is it safe to ship unrefrigerated?
 
Depends on how long it's going to take to get where it's going. I send stuff to my cousin. It takes two days. Usually I send it frozen, and when he gets it it's still frozen. It's vac packed and then I wrap it in newspaper then pack in box. If there's enough room I'll add more paper.
 
Thanks guys.  I've never frozen any SS and was hesitant to do so fearing it would affect the quality.
 
 
Thanks guys.  I've never frozen any SS and was hesitant to do so fearing it would affect the quality.
I freeze practically everything, and they say it can affect the quality, but I never noticed any affect on anything, except on cheese.

The first cheese I smoked, years ago, I froze some. I won't be doing that again.

Bear
 
 
Properly made fermented and dried summer sausage doesn't require refrigeration. Most of the stuff that folks call summer sausage these days is too wet to not spoil without refrigeration.
I don't make my own SS, but the above post does make sense.  Makes me think of the Hickory Farms SS.  They don't seam to have a problem keeping it at room temps.  Don't know.

Tom
 
Let me add that dry ice is good for ground transport. it's illegal to ship it by air..
 
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