OYSTER DRESSING

1 pint fresh oysters 6 to 7 cups dried breadcrumbs 1 cup chopped onions 1 tbsp sage 1 tsp each of rosemary and thyme Dash of salt and of pepper 2 to 2 1/2 cups turkey broth (or chicken broth) 1/4 cup melted margarine Wash oysters thoroughly. Combine oysters with remaining ingredients. Pour mixture into a well-greased baking dish. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes. Note: This recipe is from an old complimentary grocery store card and is a repeat post from this blog in 2008.

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BESSIE'S SOUTHERN CORNBREAD DRESSING

Please don't send me messages asking about chicken fat. I have no idea what that is. Anyone? I hate chicken so I am not familiar with chicken fat. I thought at first it might be chicken stock but then realized that is not it. I got this recipe from an old homemaker's magazine my mother had when I was a child many, many moons ago!

1/2 cup chopped onion
1 cup chopped celery
1/4 cup chicken fat
4 cups dry corn bread crumbs
salt and pepper
1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning
1 egg
1 cup chicken stock

Cook the onion and celery in fat until soft. Add with seasonings to crumbs. Beat egg and add to chicken stock. Pour over the crumbs. Mix thoroughly. This is enough for 8 to 10-pound turkey or 2 roasting hens.

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OLD FASHION CORNBREAD DRESSING

 

ROASTED TURKEY WITH EASY APPLE-PECAN STUFFING

1 turkey (approximately 12 to 16 lbs)

3 boxes (6-oz each) stuffing mix (for chicken or turkey) 
1 1/2 sticks butter
4 1/2 cups very hot water
2 large apples, cored and chopped
1 cup chopped pecans

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.

Clean turkey by removing any innards stuffed inside the cavity; wash and pat dry with paper towels.

In a large bowl, combine the vegetable/seasoning packets from the 3 boxes of stuffing mix with the butter; add the water and stir just enough to about halfway melt the butter.  Add the stuffing crumbs, apples, and pecans; stir just until moistened.

Lightly (do not hard pack) stuff the neck and body cavities of the turkey with the stuffing.  Twist the wing tips under the back of the turkey and place turkey in roasting pan, breast side up.

Roast in 325 degree oven for 4 to 4 1/2 hours (depending on size of turkey) or until a meat thermometer reads 180 degrees in the thigh, (not touching the bone) and turkey is tender.  During the last hour of baking, brush with pan juices or melted butter 2 or 3 times.  If turkey starts to get too brown, make a loose foil tent to place over turkey.

Remove turkey from oven and let rest for 15 minutes or so before carving.  This will help the turkey to retain its juices.

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TURKEY AND COUNTRY SAUSAGE CORN BREAD STUFFING

 

2 cups celery slices

1 cup chopped onion
1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
1 8 or 9-inch square pan of cornbread, crumbled
6 cups soft bread cubes
1 lb pork sausage, crumbled, cooked, drained
1/2 to 1 tsp sage, according to taste
10 1/2 oz can condensed chicken broth
3/4 cup water
2 eggs, beaten
12 to 16 lb turkey, if desired

In small skillet, saute celery and onion in butter until tender. In a large mixing bowl, combine celery mixture, cornbread, bread cubes, sausage and sage; mix together well. Add broth, water and eggs; toss lightly until bread is thoroughly moistened. Add 1/2 cup more water if you desire a more moist dressing. Lightly spoon stuffing into body cavity and neck region of turkey. Truss and roast according to turkey roasting directions. Makes enough stuffing for one 12 to 16 lb turkey. Place any leftover stuffing in a buttered casserole dish. Cover and bake the last 35 to 40 minutes of the turkey roasting. If you do not want to stuff a turkey, put the stuffing into a large baking dish and bake 35 to 4o minutes at 350 degrees.

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OLD FASHION RECIPE FOR TURKEY WITH APRICOT CORNBREAD STUFFING

This turkey and stuffing recipe is from a November 1975 issue of "The Workbasket" Magazine.

1 cup butter or margarine
1 1/2 cups chopped onion
2 cups chopped celery
Salt and Pepper
1 can (30 oz) apricot halves
1 can (6 oz) pecans, toasted
water (about 1/3 cup)
1 recipe cooked cornbread
12 to 14 lb turkey
melted butter or margarine
1/4 cup turkey drippings
1/4 cup flour
1 1/2 cups chicken broth
crisp parsley

On day before serving or same day, melt butter or margarine in a large skillet; add onion and celery and saute until celery is tender and onion is golden brown. Stir in 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. (Refrigerate if making a day ahead.) Dice drained apricots (save 1/2 cup syrup for gravy) and chop pecans; place in very large bowl with onion mixture and cornbread. Toss lightly until combined. Gradually add water until stuffing is moistened.

Lightly pack stuffing into neck and body cavaties of turkey; fasten opening with heavy thread or poultry pins. (Bake any unused stuffing in a casserole dish that has been greased. Bake covered.) Brush turkey with the melted butter. Bake at 325 degrees for 4 to 4 1/2 hours or until done. (meat thermometer inserted in thickest part of turkey should read 185 degrees) Bake turkey occasionally with the drippings as it bakes. All turkey to cool 20 minutes before slicing.

You can make the following gravy to serve with the turkey. Pour off all but 1/4 cup of the drippings from the roasting pan. Blend in flour. Gradually stir in 1/2 cup reserved apricot syrup and chicken broth. Bring mixture to a boil, stirring constantly. Boil for 1 minute. Strain gravy and season to taste with salt and pepper. Place turkey on serving platter, surround with parsley leaves. Garnish with dried apricots, if desired.

Note: I like to sprinkle some poultry seasoning on my turkey before brushing with butter.

APPLE AND ONION DRESSING (STUFFING)

This recipe is from a 1970's recipe book in my collection.

1 cup butter or margarine

1 cup chopped onion

2 cups peeled, cored, diced apples

1 cup chopped celery

6 cups diced fresh bread, oven dried

1 1/2 cups raisins, currants or golden raisins

1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp paprika

2 tbsp fresh lemon juice

1/4 cup cooking sherry

1/4 cup chicken broth (your own or canned)

In a large skillet, melt butter or margarine; add onion, apples and celery and sauté for 7 minutes. Add all remaining ingredients except chicken broth; toss lightly. Remove from heat and stuff crown roast, chicken, etc or place in a greased casserole. If you are not using as stuffing, increase chicken broth to 1/2 cup and place in a greased casserole dish and bake, covered, for 1 hour at 350 degrees.

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CORNBREAD DRESSING

 

I do not like turkey or chicken, but I do love the dressing.  I especially like it made with these soups.  Hope you will, too.  Some like the chopped boiled eggs so I have included them.  I don't particularly like them but they supply more of the protein I need as a diabetic.  Dressing is just as good without them, and I make it both ways.

2 tbsp vegetable oil
1 large onion, chopped
1 rib celery, chopped
1 can condensed cream of celery soup
2 cans condensed cream of chicken soup
4 cups chicken or turkey broth (I prefer vegetable broth)
9 x 11-inch pan unsweetened cornbread, crumbled
3/4 loaf stale white bread, crumbled
6 hard boiled eggs, chopped
4 large eggs
2 tsp poultry seasoning
1 tsp ground sage
1 tsp ground thymeaste
pepper to taste

Sauté the onion and celery in the vegetable oil until tender.  Add the soups and the broth and cook until heated through.

In a large bowl combine the crumbled cornbread, crumbled white bread, chopped eggs, raw eggs, and seasonings.  Add the soup/broth mixture and mix together well.  Pack into a large pan that has been greased and bake for 45 to 50 minutes at 350 degrees.

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OYSTER DRESSING 2

1 pint fresh oysters
6 to 7 cups dried bread crumbs
1 cup chopped onions
1 tbsp sage
1 tsp each of rosemary and thyme
Dash of salt and of pepper
2 to 2 1/2 cups turkey broth (or chicken broth)
1/4 cup melted margarine

Wash oysters thoroughly. Combine oysters with remaining ingredients. Pour mixture into a well greased baking dish. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes.

Note: This recipe is from an old complimentary grocery store card. The picture is a file photo.