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Greetings, Bloggy 'Can't wait to be stuffed with Dressing' folks!

Stuffing is generally a term used up north for Bread stuffing, and is normally cooked inside the turkey.

Dressing is generally used in the south, and can be a bread or cornbread based side dish baked in a casserole outside of the turkey.

Since they are both BREAD, I like them both, but bread stuffing with Bells Seasoning and lots of celery and onion RULES for me.

My mother makes the ultra-traditional and outstanding stuffing recipe that her mother made. I compromise!

Her traditional stuffing involves grinding all the crusts of bread and the vegetables (with only a speck of potato for 'glue' - if you use too much potato it will be tacky) into one pan using a meat grinder, and adding butter and seasoning to it.

That is incorporated into a separate mixture of the white parts of the bread that has been seasoned and covered with hot water and broth. The two parts together make a fluffy and sensational stuffing.

Laura Ingalls - step aside - my mothers stuffing (and mine, of course) rules!