TWEET’S OLD TIMEY CORNBREAD DRESSING
INGREDIENTS:
6 cups cornbread crumbs
2 cups biscuit crumbs
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1 1/2 tablespoons rubbed sage
2 cups chopped celery
1 1/2 cups finely chopped onion
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1/3 cup water
2 cups reserved broth or canned chicken stock
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs, lightly beaten
Combine first 5 ingredients in a large bowl. Set aside. Combine
celery, onion, butter and water in a medium saucepan; bring to a boil over
medium heat. Remove from heat and add to cornbread mixture; stir in broth,
oil and eggs, mixing well. Pour into a greased shallow 2 1/2-quart baking
dish and bake uncovered at 375 degrees F. for 45 minutes or until set and golden
brown.
Variations: You can substitute Pepperidge Farms cornbread stuffing
mix and Pepperidge Farms bread crumbs if you do not wish to make your own from
old breads.
YIELD: 12 to 14 servings
Below pictorial sequence of the cornbread dressing being prepared.
Click on thumbnails for a larger view.
Pixs above added on Christmas Day 12-25-08 and the cornbread dressing
served with a topping of giblet gravy, deep fried turkey and all the
trimmings. See pix below:
Pix of prepared food at our family get together on 12-25-08 at the
Wadesboro Church of God fellowship hall. As I have stated many, many
times, "Two of the Greatest Ships that ever sailed, Friendship and
Fellowship."
