On Tue, 07 Dec 2010 21:10:52 -0800, isw > wrote:

> In article >,
> Sqwertz > wrote:
>
> > Has anybody ever bought a Columbus Crespone? These are a very dry
> > cured salame in natural casings.
> >
> > http://www.columbussalame.com/produc...alumi/crespone
> >
> > What's the secret to 'peeling' these things?
>
> Just hold it under running *hot* water for a few seconds. That makes the
> "peel" a lot more flexible, but doesn't hurt the salami at all. Sort of
> like peeling a tomato...
>
With regular dried salami, you'd cut it first and then peel off the
casing from the slices. It's easy enough and no hot water is
involved. I doubt that stuff is any different.


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