Kate Connally > wrote in
:
> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>
>> (Gal Called J.J.) wrote in
>> news:cndn2q$40i2_ :
>>
>> > I have to admit, I don't see the point of an egg either. I like
>> > rather plain dressing; just bread cubes, S&P, poultry seasoning,
>> >
>>
>> The point is that this dressing is not meant to be a loose-textured
>> dressing. It's a heavy, firm dressing and the addition of a raw egg is
>> for binding. The dressing is never cooked inside the turkey, but in an
>> open casserole dish in the oven.
>
> I always cook the stuffing inside the turkey. If there
> is too much the extra goes in a casserole. That is usually
> the case as I *love* stuffing. The stuff from inside the
> turkey is the best in my opinion. It's the moistest and
> has more flavor from the turkey juices. I *never* put egg
> in my stuffing. Doesn't need it anyway. I add lots of
> broth to make it very moist. I don't care for dry stuffing.
> No one in our family ever used eggs in stuffing.
>
> Kate
If I stuffed the bird with it, I wouldn't put egg in it either. However, I
always put egg in the dressing that I bake in a dish.
--
Wayne in Phoenix
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