On Wed, 01 Dec 2004 04:50:08 GMT, sf > wrote:

>On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 06:44:15 +0000, Doug Weller
> wrote:
>>
>> This all sounds great. Our Thanksgiving meal, at friends, was 2 days late.
>> Question -- you refer to dressing, as did my Birmingham Alabama friend.
>> Why do some people say dressing and others stuffing? I'm from Miami and
>> we said stuffing. Is it geographical?
>>
>I was brought up calling it "stuffing", but as an adult I
>heard it more often as dressing... so as far as I can tell
>the terms are interchangable.

The mixture itself is interchangeable, but when it's used to stuff the
bird, it's stuffing. If it's baked in a casserole, it's dressing.

I think a lot of today's confusion is caused by the company (Stove Top)
that calls dressing, "stuffing." Which it's NOT! (Sorry, that was me,
channeling my mom)

Carol, the happy medium
--
"Years ago my mother used to say to me... She'd say,
'In this world Elwood, you must be oh-so smart or oh-so pleasant.'
Well, for years I was smart.... I recommend pleasant. You may quote me."

*James Stewart* in the 1950 movie, _Harvey_