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Edwin Pawlowski
 
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"Pixmedia" > wrote in message
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> Hi -
> I missed putting into the fridge a slender package of prosciutto (cured
> ham).
> It was in the shopping bag overnight. What does anyone think? Can I use
> it
> still? It says keep refridgerated of course, but it is tightly vacuum
> sealed
> and it is cured...



It says to keep refrigerated because the government want to protect you from
yourself. Meats, for many years, were cured because refrigeration was not
invented yet.

Check out http://www.velvitoil.com/Curing.HTML I've had Dan's ham after
is has been hung for a couple of years with no refrigeration.
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