"DJS0302" > wrote in message
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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?


It doesn't have to be refrigerated at all. It's going to be fine. I used
to work at a Swiss Colony one time - the boxes just sit in the back
storeroom. It's a myth that cheese has to be refrigerated. Most cheese
stores in Europe don't refrigerate at all.

kili