French Canadian Interview Project

Dressing for Chicken or Turkey

Ingredients

  • 1 lb. – 1 ½ lbs. Pork Sausage (Jones good)
  • 1 lb. – 1 ½ lbs. Ground Beef
  • 1 Bunch celery - chopped
  • 1 onion (large) or more chopped (1 cup or more)
  • 1 bunch Parsley (chopped)
  • Dry bread crumbs (at least 1-2 loaves bread)
  • Garlic (4-5 cloves)
  • Water - at least 1 quart depending on amount of dressing
  • Herbs (to taste) - suggest 1 tbsp. margarine, 1 tbsp. tarragon
  • 1/2 cup or more wine (Gallo Chablis)
  • 1 tbsp. Brandy
  • Dash sugar
  • Salt & Pepper to taste

Fry pork sausage (use Dutch oven), add ground beef, add onion and garlic, add water, wine and brandy (boil), add herbs (at end to avoid bitterness), add celery -keep some crispness, add bread crumbs -toss, (correct seasonings to taste), add Parsley.