{"id":42791,"date":"2018-11-19T12:29:23","date_gmt":"2018-11-19T17:29:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/?p=42791"},"modified":"2025-11-18T11:10:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T16:10:15","slug":"stuffing-dressing-and-thanksgiving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/stuffing-dressing-and-thanksgiving.html","title":{"rendered":"Stuffing, Dressing, and Thanksgiving"},"content":{"rendered":"

Introduction<\/em><\/strong>: In this article \u2013 just in time to help you prepare for your Thanksgiving feast \u2013 Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to find a variety of stuffing recipes for the Thanksgiving turkey. Gena is a genealogist and author of the book \u201cFrom the Family Kitchen.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

First, let\u2019s get one thing out of the way. Do you call it stuffing or dressing? What\u2019s the difference? Well, what you call this Thanksgiving side dish might have to do with where you live (where I live \u201cdressing\u201d is salad dressing). The other difference is the way it\u2019s cooked. It probably makes sense that \u201cstuffing\u201d is cooked inside the turkey while \u201cdressing\u201d is cooked in a casserole (or other type) dish. But whether you call dressing stuffing or you stuff your turkey with dressing, don\u2019t worry \u2013 it\u2019s basically the same dish.<\/p>\n

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Photo: stuffing a turkey. Credit: Rick Kimpel; Wikimedia Commons.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Since I have no memories of stuffing at Thanksgiving growing up (probably because it wasn\u2019t my favorite food to eat), I was surprised at the great variety of stuffing\/dressing recipes my Facebook friends shared with me. These recipes were handed down in their family or were a much-beloved recipe they discovered in a favorite cookbook. Stuffing recipes share some common elements: some sort of bread, in most cases meat, veggies, and sometimes fruits and\/or nuts. For example:<\/p>\n