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Abstract

A method for introducing liquid smoke or the like to the interior surface of a stuffed sausage made on a sausage stuffing machine involves placing a liquid on at least a portion of the exterior surface of a stuffing horn of such machine, placing an enclosed casing on the stuffing horn, and simultaneously moving the casing towards an open end of the stuffing horn and extruding meat emulsion from the stuffing horn into the casing whereby the liquid will be deposited on the interior surface of the casing before the meat emulsion is extruded into the casing. An apparatus for applying liquid to the interior of a casing or a sausage encasing machine as an elongated hollow stuffing horn having an inlet end, an outlet end and an exterior surface. A pump is connected to the stuffing horn for moving meat emulsion through the stuffing horn in a direction towards the outlet end. An elongated groove appears in the exterior surface of the stuffing horn. An elongated tube is in that groove and is connected to a source of liquid smoke. The outlet end of the tube terminates in an annular groove in the exterior surface of the stuffing horn to expose the liquid to the interior surface of an enclosed casing on the stuffing horn.

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