Elaine Parrish wrote:

> Yes, I agree. Dressin' (there is no "g" <vbg>) seems to be a Southern
> thing and has a cornbread base. Stuffing seems to be a Northern thing and
> has a white bread base. Dressin' is smooth in texture while stuffing seems
> to be more "chunky". The white bread of stuffing is often toasted and the
> finished product often has a crouton look (of course, there are hundreds
> of recipes). While cornbread dressin' has variations, there is a basic
> combination of ingredients that is standard from Georgia to the Texas
> border.
>
> With advertising and a mobile society, terminology has traveled and
> mingled.
>
> But 'round here, if it ain't made with cornbread, it aint Dressin'. <grin>
>
> Elaine, too



Yeppers, Elaine has hit the nail on the head with this definition!