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What makes your stuffing special...

Keeper of the koi — Sat, 12 Nov 2016 14:25:59 GMT

I never want to stop learning new things.. so my question what makes your stuffing special ? i use my homade sourdough and corn bread. Homade chicken stock,pork sausage apples, fresh cranberries, roasted chestnuts,celery , onions ,peppers, i brought in huge pots of herbs from the garden so i will add sage parsley and a touch chives. I cook mine in a crockpot than oven for some crisp edges. looking so forward to your ideas and tricks. We never know what we will discover and love!Enjoy the holiday planning!thanks, Maryanne

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dex — Sat, 12 Nov 2016 14:28:49 GMT

@Keeper of the koi I don't think yours could be improved...sounds absolutely perfect and all homemade ingredients!

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Dorothy11 — Sat, 12 Nov 2016 14:33:43 GMT

You've got it - homemade bread and cornbread, fresh herbs, real butter.

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Pook — Sat, 12 Nov 2016 17:27:40 GMT

I'm not a stuffing fan but make and like this recipe I had stuffing at a restuarant that was made like bread pudding no onions or celery pieces but had the bread pieces and browned sausage soaked in white gravy, then the milk/egg/butter mix mixed in, seasoned with sage and parsley and baked. Most like the other type of stuffing with all the stuff in it though.

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twinkies — Sat, 12 Nov 2016 17:30:03 GMT

I add about 1/4 to 1/2 cup of parmesean cheese to mine 'Cathy from ma

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Annabellethecat66 — Sat, 12 Nov 2016 17:39:50 GMT

Can you believe I don't eat it...at all..but I make it and I've been told it tastes delicious. Here's what I put in it:

Peppridge Farm Sage Stuffing, extra sage, 2 eggs 2 sticks of real butter, celery seed and chopped celery, Italian herb, poultry seasoning. I mix it all up and put it in the turkey after its been washed and salted. Then when the turkey is finished, I remove the stuffing and pour some of the juice over the stuffing (this gives it a nice crust over it). I put that in a covered casserole dish (after pouring the juice over it) and cook in oven for about 1/2 hour.

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Bluffbaker — Sat, 12 Nov 2016 18:29:47 GMT

I don't like stuffing but love cornbread dressing!!!!! I use a recpe I got off a food blogger website. It uses the normal ingredients: cornbread, biscuits, celery, onion, chicken broth, milk, sage, salt, pepper, poultry seasoning. However, one package of the cornbread mix is Mexican style. OMGoodness, it makes the dressing smell and taste so good! I always thought my mom's dressing was the best but this one has it beat hands down!

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JeanLouiseFinch — Sat, 12 Nov 2016 22:16:37 GMT

My mom's stuffing was white bread, onion, celery, sage, S & P, maybe some other seasoning, real butter, chopped apple, and chopped prunes. I think she got it from my grandma. When DH had his first Thanksgiving with my family, it was a bit of a surprise to him because his mom would make something out of a bag. He prefers something more basic so my stuffing is just that. I start with a bag of Pepperidge Farm Herb Stuffing Crumbs, add in sauteed onion and celery, use chicken stock instead of water, real butter, a few shakes of extra sage and poultry seasoning. It's nothing fancy, but it works for us.

What makes your stuffing special...

Keeper of the koi — Sat, 12 Nov 2016 22:25:15 GMT

I had a aha moment reading these replies.. lovely ladies seem to go by instinct and a little nostalgia . what sweet stories but had an ingrediant not

so elusive love... i hope your dressing is as beautiful as you are...Maryanne

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gulf coast girl — Sat, 12 Nov 2016 23:52:18 GMT

Can somebody please tell me why the bread cubes or corn bread or whatever you use needs to be dried out or stale, what difference does it make?

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JeanLouiseFinch — Sat, 12 Nov 2016 23:58:31 GMT

@gulf coast girl wrote:
Can somebody please tell me why the bread cubes or corn bread or whatever you use needs to be dried out or stale, what difference does it make?

@gulf coast girl - it has to do with the texture of the end result. Dry bread will absorb the liquid without turning to mush. Soft bread will yield a soggy or loose stuffing. If the cook forgets to get his/her bread ahead of time or forgets to let it dry out overnight, it can always be dried out in the oven before making the stuffing.

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Mary Bailey — Sun, 13 Nov 2016 00:01:11 GMT

To Aldi's (stove top) Turkey Stuffing I add: sauted onions, celery, cooked pork breakfast sausage (hot & regular) I use turkey broth instead of water. No salt needed, just pepper.

I have to bring extra for people to take home. I bring it ready for them to take home.

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gulf coast girl — Sun, 13 Nov 2016 00:03:31 GMT

Thanks JeanLouise, I'll make sure my bread is good and stale.

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Keeper of the koi — Sun, 13 Nov 2016 00:11:37 GMT

Jeanlouise beat me to it . . you want to control the moisture kind of like steaming it instead of wetting it!you guys are great! Maryanne

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RedTop — Sun, 13 Nov 2016 00:18:15 GMT

Both sides of my family made their dressing the exact same way, with a combination of cornbread, bread heels, leftover biscuits and buns. Add a lot of onions and celery sautéed in butter and bacon drippings, chopped meat from the neck and additional wings, salt, pepper, sage, and stirred together with hot chicken broth. The dressing is made 2-3 days in advance, then made into patties and baked. This is the only dressing my husband and daughters will eat.

My MIL cooked her stuffing inside the turkey, and always wondered why we never ate it. My girls told their grandmother her stuffing was a mouthful of nasty wet mush.

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Snowpuppy — Sun, 13 Nov 2016 01:14:17 GMT

@Pook wrote:
I'm not a stuffing fan but make and like this recipe I had stuffing at a restuarant that was made like bread pudding no onions or celery pieces but had the bread pieces and browned sausage soaked in white gravy, then the milk/egg/butter mix mixed in, seasoned with sage and parsley and baked. Most like the other type of stuffing with all the stuff in it though.

@Pook I've had that type of dressing. Almost the consistency of bread pudding. Bland but very heavy & dense. All white bread with lots of eggs and milk.

My neighbor whose husband was Hungarian and my former MIL who was Czech made it this way.

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momtochloe — Sun, 13 Nov 2016 19:30:36 GMT

@Snowpuppy wrote:
@Pook wrote:
I'm not a stuffing fan but make and like this recipe I had stuffing at a restuarant that was made like bread pudding no onions or celery pieces but had the bread pieces and browned sausage soaked in white gravy, then the milk/egg/butter mix mixed in, seasoned with sage and parsley and baked. Most like the other type of stuffing with all the stuff in it though.
@Pook I've had that type of dressing. Almost the consistency of bread pudding. Bland but very heavy & dense. All white bread with lots of eggs and milk.

My neighbor whose husband was Hungarian and my former MIL who was Czech made it this way.

@Snowpuppy both sides of my family are Czech and this is very similar to what my mom used to make except she used hand grated dried bread crumbs combined with eggs, softened butter, grated onion, fresh parsley and a few dried spices. She would stuff the turkey cavity with it and it was delicious. I used to giggle when new people would join us for dinner as it doesn't look like anything else they had ever seen and always took the smallest slice possible but once they tasted it, it was the first thing to go . . .

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ECBG — Sun, 13 Nov 2016 19:46:40 GMT

@JeanLouiseFinch wrote:
My mom's stuffing was white bread, onion, celery, sage, S & P, maybe some other seasoning, real butter, chopped apple, and chopped prunes. I think she got it from my grandma. When DH had his first Thanksgiving with my family, it was a bit of a surprise to him because his mom would make something out of a bag. He prefers something more basic so my stuffing is just that. I start with a bag of Pepperidge Farm Herb Stuffing Crumbs, add in sauteed onion and celery, use chicken stock instead of water, real butter, a few shakes of extra sage and poultry seasoning. It's nothing fancy, but it works for us.

@JeanLouiseFinchWe make the same stuffing! I love it, even cold!

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JeanLouiseFinch — Sun, 13 Nov 2016 19:51:27 GMT

@ECBG wrote:
@JeanLouiseFinch wrote:
My mom's stuffing was white bread, onion, celery, sage, S & P, maybe some other seasoning, real butter, chopped apple, and chopped prunes. I think she got it from my grandma. When DH had his first Thanksgiving with my family, it was a bit of a surprise to him because his mom would make something out of a bag. He prefers something more basic so my stuffing is just that. I start with a bag of Pepperidge Farm Herb Stuffing Crumbs, add in sauteed onion and celery, use chicken stock instead of water, real butter, a few shakes of extra sage and poultry seasoning. It's nothing fancy, but it works for us.
@JeanLouiseFinchWe make the same stuffing! I love it, even cold!

@ECBG Oh yeah! That "day after sandwich" - fresh bread, turkey, a smidge of gravy, stuffing, cranberry sauce.

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ECBG — Sun, 13 Nov 2016 19:55:35 GMT

@JeanLouiseFinchI had to laugh! I won't eat a sandwich the next day. I warm it on a plate because I don't want the flavors to be lessened by the bread!!!