Miss Parloa's Young Housekeeper / Designed Especially to Aid Beginners; Economical Receipts for Those Who Are Cooking for Two or Three

by Maria Parloa

Turkey or Chicken Dressing.

1-1/2 pints of stale bread.

1 gill of cracker crumbs.

1 egg.

1 teaspoonful of salt.

1/3 teaspoonful of pepper.

1/3 teaspoonful of sage.

1/2 teaspoonful of savory.

1/2 teaspoonful of marjoram.

1/4 teaspoonful of thyme.

1/3 cupful of butter.

Soak the bread in cold water until soft; then press out all the water. Add all the other ingredients to the bread, and mix well. Fill the breast of the turkey or chicken with this, and put the remainder in the body of the bird.