Thanksgiving clicky - "Dressing" vs. "Stuffing"?

Ashley40705 · September 2012

The Santa gift clicky below made me think of the other HEATED debate (no lie...it's ridiculous) about Thanksgiving. I was raised in the south and because the bread mixture isn't "stuffed" in the turkey - we have ALWAYS called it "dressing". DH insists on calling it stuffing because that's what he was raised on and that's what "everyone calls it". ha!

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MommaA117 · September 2012

Dressing goes on salads.

MommaA117 · September 2012

I think the term possibly comes from when we used to "dress" the turkey with it....no? I know some people still do that but still. My Mom still stuffs the turkey and we've always called it stuffing however.... They maybe called it dress vs stuff? I don't know! Ha

butterfly62682 · September 2012

It's dressing! ;D

kimbo1216 · September 2012

I voted dressing because we don't actually "stuff" it up the turkey. However, the terms our really interchangeable in our family.

CarlaAndJames · September 2012

I always call it stuffing, but we never stuff it in the turkey. And it's my favorite thanksgiving food

Jills83 · September 2012

We call it stuffing. We stuff the bird but we also make some on the side which I guess would technically be dressing.
Eta: all these holiday posts are getting me excited!

dannie2011 · September 2012

My husband says dressing and stuffing are not the same. I have no clue if they are or not but he seems to think so. He's a southern boy also and asked me if I was making dressing or stuffing when we did our first turkey.

MommaA117 · September 2012

dannie2011:
My husband says dressing and stuffing are not the same. I have no clue if they are or not but he seems to think so. He's a southern boy also and asked me if I was making dressing or stuffing when we did our first turkey.

Is one the cornbread variety and the other not? I think I've heard that...

kpaivel · September 2012

Although we don't actually "stuff" the turkey, we still call it stuffing :-)

I agree with PP that said dressing is for salads. Hehe.

ajc0121 · September 2012

kimbo1216:
I voted dressing because we don't actually "stuff" it up the turkey. However, the terms our really interchangeable in our family.

Ditto

cvl105 · September 2012

Stuffing = the awesome deliciousness breading mixture

Dressing = stuff that goes on salad

nfrtny · September 2012

MommaA117:
Dressing goes on salads.

Exactly. My mom has always stuffed the turkey though anyway. It's always stuffing.

wootownlady · September 2012

MommaA117:
Dressing goes on salads.

THIS!

march2008 · September 2012

Spooko:
kpaivel:
Although we don't actually "stuff" the turkey, we still call it stuffing :-)

I agree with PP that said dressing is for salads. Hehe.
all of this

lol! same here

tulipblossom · September 2012

It doesn't matter if its stuffed inside a turkey or not its always called stuffing, and yes like pps have said dressing is for salads.

MommaG123 · September 2012

Totally called stuffing. Although some of my family says dressing.

mesr · September 2012

MommaA117:
Dressing goes on salads.

ditto.

JuneBugsMommy · September 2012

Always stuffing!

amberpro · September 2012

My family calls it stuffing, DH's calls it dressing.

jen&jay07 · September 2012

Stuffing!!!!! Especially yummy with walnuts and cranberries! And I want some now!

MrsI · September 2012

I clicked stuffing. But my dad makes what we call egg dressing which can be made in or out of the turkey. Because of concerns of it not cooking all the way in the turkey we cook it out of the turkey. We also make stuffing... Aka stove top stuffing :

casirdms · September 2012

ajc0121:
kimbo1216:
I voted dressing because we don't actually "stuff" it up the turkey. However, the terms our really interchangeable in our family.

Ditto

same here

lovebugkim · September 2012

I was born & raised in the south & we have always called it stuffing. My mom will stuff the turkey & make it on the side. The stuffing in the turkey is make with gizzards (YUCK!) & the one on the side is without.