Originally Posted by
Geogirl1234
I wouldn't recommend cooking the stuffing in the turkey. It's much better if you cook it in a casserole dish on the side. Agree it's too mushy and potentially unsafe if undercooked when actually stuffed in the turkey.
Agreed. Growing up, my Mom NEVER stuffed the turkey with stuffing. She had (and probably still has) a special roasting pan that was used pretty much only for stuffing. She followed the way her mother (and her mother) did stuffing...day old bread from a good Italian bakery, cut up into cubes. Mix with oil and a variety of spices.
I'm not in charge of Thanksgiving in my house--thankfully!
I believe the turkey is stuffed with some root vegetables and possibly apple slices. There are a variety of root vegetables in the actual pan (while turkey cooks on rack) that are then used to make the gravy.
It is always a good idea to have some wine available, and conveniently Beaujolais Noveau comes out just in time @:-)
And if you run into some last-minute questions,
The Splendid Table will be live on Thanksgiving Day:
http://www.splendidtable.org/episode...fidential-2014