Aazure.699 net.cooks utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!ARPAVAX:CAD:teklabs!tekmdp!azure!donb Tue Apr 13 12:41:26 1982 Dressing for fowl Easy Dressing Recipe The following recipe has been in our family for years. It makes a mild flavored moist dressing that is especially good with chicken or turkey. The seasoning is quite simple since it simply relies on the flavors from the sausage and the bird itself. (Note amounts are wildly approximate for a medium size whole frying chicken. Adjust accordingly for size of bird and personal taste.) BREAD MIX: The bread should be dried by exposure to air at least overnight, preferably for at least a full day or more. If you are making this on the spur of the moment the prepackaged dried unseasoned bread cubes work almost as well. Break the bread into small cubes (1/2 inch). Estimate the amount by guessing at twice the volume of the bird to be stuffed. Moisten the bread with water and squeeze it damp. The bread can easily be prepared while the seasoning mix is frying in the pan. SEASONING MIX: Crumble 3 patties of pork sausage into a skillet and fry until the grease starts to render. (hot or sage flavors are good, although plain is quite acceptable for a mild dressing) Add 2 or 3 stalks of celery, chopped and 1/2 medium (yellow) onion, chopped Saute until the celery and onion are tender, but not limp. Add several fresh medium mushrooms (chopped) and saute briefly. Mix the sausage and vegetables with the bread mixture and stuff the bird for cooking. COOKING: The dressing is best of course if it is cooked in the bird. My favorite is to cook the bird on my "Weber" style kettle barbecue. It can be baked separately if you are reserving gravy from the fowl. ----------------------------------------------------------------- gopher://quux.org/ conversion by John Goerzen of http://communication.ucsd.edu/A-News/ This Usenet Oldnews Archive article may be copied and distributed freely, provided: 1. There is no money collected for the text(s) of the articles. 2. The following notice remains appended to each copy: The Usenet Oldnews Archive: Compilation Copyright (C) 1981, 1996 Bruce Jones, Henry Spencer, David Wiseman.