DJS0302 wrote:
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> My dad is impossible to buy for so I was thinking about getting him a gift box
> from either The Swiss Colony or Hickory Farms. We always go to church and then
> to dinner on Christmas Eve and then go back to my parent's house to open
> presents. If I keep the stuff refrigerated as long as possible and wait till
> the last minute to put the gift under the tree, will the cheese and sausage
> logs still be safe to eat after sitting out for about 3 hours?

Of course it will. It's not refrigerated when it's sent to you. Few
cheeses even need to be refrigerated and the stuff those companies sell
certainly doesn't. The sausages are stuffed full of various
preservatives so they don't need refrigeration either.

YOu could just keep the box in the fridge until everyone gets home and
then put it under the tree.