Salami Sorrows

[Platypus]

Well, it looks as though my latest batch of salami was just too late

They had been maturing nicely for the last two weeks, with the weather staying fairly cool they had developed a nice bloom of white mould but were a bit slow to dry, probably due to all the rain we have had.

But when I went to check on them this morning things were not looking so good. The green mould (usually just a few pin head size pieces) had grown considerably and there were several areas of fawn coloured mould developing.

I did a quick temp/humid check and found it to be 19C & 89%RH, which is obviously not good. I will leave the salamis for another couple of days to see what happens but I think they are only fit for the bin, especially as the weather is set fair for the weekend.

Oh well, I knew it was a risk making them this late in the season but had hoped to get away with it. I'll just have to either get hold of a cooling unit or wait til autumn for the next lot.

[Paul Kribs]

Thats a pity Platypus.. I don't know anything about curing salamis but a rigorous search of the internet regarding molds on them all come to the same conclusion, which is to discard it.

I wasn't even aware that there was a season for making salami. I suppose it's all tied in with all that RH stuff.

Regards Paul Kribs

[Wilf]

I have been moving a hygrometer and thermometer about for a few weeks and cannot find anywhere cool enough.............roll on winter

[aris]

I think the best way to do this would be to use a modified refrigerator - similar to what Len Poli and Jason Molinari have mentioned. I think one needs to speak to a refrigeration engineer to see if it can be done inexpensively.

[TobyB]

the green mould isn't a real problem although the fawn mould sounds dodgy.

I made a load about two months ago and they were fairly extensively covered in green mould. I just wiped it off with a cloth soaked in white wine vinegar. I have eaten them all with absolutely no ill effect although I did take the precaution of cutting a slice out of each of them and eating it before giving them to friends/relatives. No reported casualties to date!

I just incubated them in my airing cupboard with a tray of water underneath and then hung them in the garden shed to mature (stone shed though). Other than attracting a plague of mice (who couldn't get at the salamis as they were hung from string on a beam) absolutely no problems to report. The mice are currently being picked off one by one (7 so far!)

[Platypus]

Mmm...

Mouse Salami, should go well with a bit of cheese