Substitution for Sure Cure?
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Hey guys new to the board and trying my hand at making my own venison summer sausage. I recently purchased all the things necessary to make the sausage but managed to walk out of the store without the “Sure Cure” needed. Being that I live about 45 from Wichita I was wondering if I can substitute “Morton’s Tender Quick” for the “Sure Cure”?
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EHaworth13
A quick search it doesnt seem to have the same % of nitrates making it not a direct replacement.I have heard of using celery juice or powder as a replacement though.
I probably would not risk anything without cure myself though.
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Not interchangeable. I would recommend ordering some from Waltons. Shipping should only be 1 day. If it just can’t wait you could also check with a local butcher for Prague Powder #1 or Pink Salt.
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EHaworth13 If I were you I would either suffer the drive back here or order some online, though you would have to pay shipping charges. Tender quick is designed for a different type of curing than what you are trying to do. The tender quick contains nitrates and nitrites. The Nitrites will give you curing power right away and the nitrates breakdown into nitrites over time so it will give you more curing ability down the road, this is why it is often used in dry curing or slow curing recipes.
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EHaworth13 you should have an outdoorsman type store around you that you should be able to find some cheap jerky seasoning at. Just buy that and pull the nitrite out of it for your sausage. Just make sure you follow the ditections on how much you need pound for pound. That would probably be your quickest option.
