A shirred casing stick having a bore is sheathed and lined within a binding adapted to maintain the integrity of the stick and the compaction of the shirred wall thereof throughout the handling and water soaking operations preceding stuffing. The binding comprises a tubular length of flexible, reticulated material extending under tension over the outside surface of the stick and through the bore, both extremities of the tubular length being secured to each other at one end of the stick.
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