"Gloria P" > wrote in message
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> It's that time of year again. This is my family's favorite
> and as close to a recipe as it gets:
>
>
> 1 pkg. Pepperidge Farm seasoned bread crumbs
> 1 pkg. Jimmy Dean hot sausage
> 1/4 c. butter
> 1/2 to 1 lb. mushrooms, sliced
> 1 lge. onion, diced
> 2-3 celery stalks, chopped
> 1 or 2 sweet-tart apples, peeled and diced
> 1 cup pecans (nicer if toasted)
> chicken broth as needed
> Bell's seasoning or other poultry seasoning to taste
> ground black pepper
> (My sister in law adds oysters to this but
> my family prefers it without. You could also
> add dried fruit--apricots, prunes, golden raisins,
> etc. which have been soaked to plump up.)

My favorite dressing has similarities to yours. I use unseasoned bread
cubes; toasted walnuts from the orchard of my uncle, the walnut magnate;
fresh sage from a plant i've been growing since about 1989; dried thyme; and
dried cranberries - in addition to all the other things you mention. Oh
yeah, and a healthy dose of port :-) The crowd loves it.

TammyM