Oyster Stuffing For Turkey

Total Time: 5 hrs 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 5 hrs

Ingredients

• 1/2 lb ground sausage (not links)
• 1 1/2 cups chopped onions
• 2 cups finely chopped celery
• 12 cups dried bread, cubes
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon rubbed savory
• 1 teaspoon dried sage or 1 teaspoon ground sage
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves or 1 teaspoon ground thyme
• 4 ounces cans oysters, drained and finely chopped (freeze remainder for next time!)
• 1 can chicken broth
• 2 eggs, slightly beaten

Recipe

• 1 in large frying pan, saute sausage meat, stirring to break up, until lightly brown.
• 2 lift out with slotted spoon into large bowl.
• 3 in drippings (add a little butter, if there's not enough), saute celery and onion until tender-- 8 to 10 minutes.
• 4 add to sausage meat.
• 5 add next seven ingredients; mix well.
• 6 add broth and eggs.
• 7 mix.
• 8 if the stuffing is not moist enough, add a little water, but be careful because you don't want it too wet.
• 9 the turkey will add moisture during the cooking process.
• 10 use this recipe to stuff a 10- 12 lb turkey.
• 11 spoon dressing into turkey cavities, but do not pack.