Ingredients

3 or 4 loaves of white bread (or 5 if you like leftovers)
water
chicken broth
insides of the turkey
2 bunches of celery
1 or 2 onions
2 Tablespoon butter
1/2 tsp. sage
oysters (optional)
mushrooms (option)

Cooking Instructions

The night before you want to eat the stuffing, break the bread into small
pieces (about 1 inch squares) into 2 huge bowls or pots. Let the bread sit
overnight to dry out. The next day, after you remove the insides of
turkey, boil them in water in 2/3 qt. sauce pan until cooked (about 20/30
minutes). Remove insides for later use or discard. Keep water and put
aside.
Preheat oven to 350F. Chop onion and celery and place into
food processor until minced. Melt 2 or 3 tablespoons of butter in large
saucepan. Saute onion and celery until heated through. Do not brown!
(Saute mushrooms also at this time if wanted). Depending on how much
stuffing you want and how much celery and onion you’ve chopped, you may have
tosaute the onion and celery in two parts. Once cooked, pour the
onion/celery mixture directly over the dried out bread. Pour 1/2 tsp. sage
over bread/onion/celery mixture. Then take your reserved water and pour
slowly over bread. The bread will shrink as you do this. Be careful not to
pour too much water in. Mix thoroughly and smell/taste for perfect
stuffing. 12.If you need more liquid, open a can of chicken broth and pour
over bread. If you need more spice, add more sage. If you are using
oysters, add them now. Once stuffing is of a consistency that it will
stick together and does not look too dry, do not add more liquid. Either
stuff in turkey to be baked in oven, or put in 9 x 13 pan. If using
oysters, it is recommended that you bake the stuffing in a pan so as to
ensure the oysters will be cooked through. Bake in 350 degree oven for 45
minutes to an hour. You want the stuffing to have a nice brown crust on top.
P.S. If you are cooking the stuffing in a pan and not inside the turkey, try
stuffing the turkey with small apples. It smells wonderful and the apples
have a great flavor when you take them out.
 
 
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