Recipe:Basic Turkey Dressing

Ingredients

• 2 pounds of stale white or cornbread, or 2 bags of purchased cubes of stuffing.
• 1 pound of butter
• 3 cups of diced onions
• 2 cups of diced celery
• 3/4 cup of chopped fresh parsley
• 3 tablespoons of sage + thyme + nutmeg + allspice (approximately 1/2 a tablespoon of each, but it's your call)
• 1 teaspoon of salt
• 2 teaspoons of pepper

Optional :

• 2 pints of oysters *or* 1.5 pounds of good sausage
• 1 cup of chopped pecans or walnuts