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willowtreecreek
True Blue Farmgirl
4813 Posts
Julie
Russell
AR
USA
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 Posted - Nov 22 2009 : 4:28:23 PM
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My family is from up north and it was always STUFFING cooked inside the bird. This was always my FAVORITE part of the meal. My husband is from down south and it was always cornbread dressing cooked in a casserole dish. This was always his favorite part of the meal. When we married neither of us was willing to give up our favorite so I now make both every year.
What do you do in your house? Stuffing inside the bird or dressing on the side?
Farmgirl Sister #17
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1badmamawolf
True Blue Farmgirl
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Teresa
"Bent Fence Farms"
Ca
USA
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Posted - Nov 22 2009 : 4:32:56 PM
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Stuffing, and I'm originaly from Southern Missouri, and most of my family still lives there.
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
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kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
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Posted - Nov 22 2009 : 4:42:05 PM
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Dressing. My grandma made the best dressing ever but she put raw oysters in hers. It was just too gross for me so when she taught me how to make it I did it that way for awhile. I do not put them in now. She died several yaers ago and that's my main job now. There are no raw oysters in the dressing anymore. Sorry, Grandma. It's still really good. My step dad always cooks the turkey and he just puts an apple and onion in the cavity.
Kris
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tea_lady_tammy
True Blue Farmgirl
1485 Posts
Tammy
NE
USA
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Posted - Nov 22 2009 : 5:53:27 PM
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dressing...I am originally from Texas but my mama always made dressing as it was passed on from my sweet grandmother...never would be Thanksgiving without it
blessings
Tammy
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Marybeth
True Blue Farmgirl
6418 Posts
Mary Beth
Stanwood
Wa 98292
USA
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laurzgot
True Blue Farmgirl
1833 Posts
Laurie
Alvin
Texas
USA
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Posted - Nov 22 2009 : 7:01:37 PM
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Stuffing, my family loves it. I use my mom's recipe that I grew up with.
Laurie
suburban countrygirl at heart |
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Cindy Lou
True Blue Farmgirl
2325 Posts
Susan
Lonsdale
MN
USA
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Posted - Nov 22 2009 : 7:07:18 PM
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Stuffing, it was always made inside the bird. I still remember being in line in the college cafeteria, and asking for stuffing. The lady serving looked totally amazed saying she hadn't heard it called that in years! That was only 70 miles from where I grew up, but it WAS cooked in a big pan not a bird.
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
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CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
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Posted - Nov 22 2009 : 8:17:32 PM
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Neither . . . I do rice pilaf and it's on the side.
My mom always made the BEST cornbread DRESSING . . .in a side dish, but I've never mastered it like she did so I quit tryin. We DO really like rice pilaf.
CJ
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4HMom
True Blue Farmgirl
720 Posts
Kelly
Montana
720 Posts |
Posted - Nov 22 2009 : 8:24:03 PM
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Stuffing....AND dressing. We always have more than enough to stuff the bird, so what's left becomes dressing LOL
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brightmeadow
True Blue Farmgirl
2045 Posts
Brenda
Lucas
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Nov 22 2009 : 8:59:17 PM
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I always make too much... so also end up with Stuffing and dressing...
But - if I use the giblets, my kids and my husband refuse to eat either, although the way I grew up, that is what made it really good.
So, I cook the giblets, then use the broth only to make the stuffing and dressing... and I get to snack on the heart, liver and gizzard later.
You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands - You shall be happy and it shall be well with you. -Psalm 128.2
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
4811 Posts
Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
4811 Posts |
Posted - Nov 23 2009 : 05:51:36 AM
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I always stuff the bird with stuffing. On the following night for leftovers, I make dressing since the stuffing is always gone by then. The stuffing cooked inside the bird winds hand down in flavor every time.
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beekeepersgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1423 Posts
Luanne
Cresco
PA
USA
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Posted - Nov 23 2009 : 05:52:52 AM
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Well, I grew up in Vermont, and stuffing and dressing were the same thing - always cooked inside the bird. Now that I am living in PA our Amish friends call it "filling". That was a new one to me. Does anybody else outside of Lancaster County call it filling?
Luanne
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Amie C.
True Blue Farmgirl
2099 Posts
Finger Lakes Region
NY
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Posted - Nov 23 2009 : 07:00:41 AM
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| Stuffing. Honestly, I don't know if I've ever even heard of dressing before this post. I guess I thought dressing referred to gravy. |
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Annika
True Blue Farmgirl
5602 Posts
Annika
USA
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Posted - Nov 23 2009 : 07:12:17 AM
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Dressing is what we do in my little household...Must have got it from my dad's Texas side of the family. I spent a lot of my childhood with my Texas grandparents and great aunt and they always called it dressing.
We do put an onion and herbs in the inside of the bird to flavour the gravy juices Yum! getting hungry just thinking about it!
Annika
Farmgirl & sister #13
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. ~Leonardo DaVinci
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
4810 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Nov 23 2009 : 07:43:32 AM
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Stuffing...and dressing. I make dressing because I don't cook a turkey (for Christmas). My mil makes the turkey and the stuffing is inside. I don't know what's in it--I don't ask, because I probably wouldn't eat it if I knew. It's tasty, though :)
My "dressing" is made with apples, pecans, sesame seeds, celery, onion, bread, etc.
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willowtreecreek
True Blue Farmgirl
4813 Posts
Julie
Russell
AR
USA
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Posted - Nov 23 2009 : 08:11:29 AM
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Luanne what part of Vermont did you grow up in? I grew up in Quechee.
Our stuffing recipe is bread based and our dressing is cornbread based so not only are they cooked different but they really are completely different.
Farmgirl Sister #17
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beekeepersgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1423 Posts
Luanne
Cresco
PA
USA
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Posted - Nov 23 2009 : 08:18:12 AM
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Hi Julie!
I grew up in Springfield and then lived in Chester after I was married. I moved to Pennsylvania in 1985.
Luanne
Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Posted - Nov 23 2009 : 08:33:41 AM
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Both on Thanksgiving...and usually cornbread type. For our Christmas dinner I am more likely to do just dressing so the turkey cooks more quickly...not as much time for cooking on Christmas day for sure. I tend to do regular bread stuffing on Christmas instead of cornbread. I grew up saying Dressing (southern grandparents on both sides) but usually say stuffing now.
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
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