forgot to soak fibrous casings now what?

[brey]

Hi all, Making 12Lbs of summer sasage. I forgot to soak the fibrous casings.  :o
I have not smoked them yet. What should I do? Take the meat out of them. Soak New casings and fill new ones or what?
What happens if I just smoke these? I cant seem to find the answer.

[devo]

Smoke them, you will be fine. Soaking just makes them softer for stuffing.

[brey]

Ok thanks. I am smoking them now. The butcher up town just told me the same thing.