Ma's Stuffing

Ingredients:

1 loaf of white bread (stuffing bread, if available)

1 bag Seasoned Stuffing Mix (with sage, if available)

2 sticks of butter

1 lb [Bob Evans] sage sausage

1 1/2 cup onion

1 1/2 cup celery, including leaves

2 lb chestnuts (only need 1 lb but buy extra because when you peel them, you will find that many aren't good)

dried sage spice

poultry seasoning

salt 

pepper

taragon (if you have it)

1 can chicken broth

1. Rip up loaf of white bread and put into big mixing bowl with stuffing mix

2. In frying pan, melt 1/2 stick butter.  Add sausage, onion, and celery.  Cook until meat is cooked and vegetables are tender.

3. Melt the remaining 1 1/2 cups of butter in frying pan with meat mixture.

4. Add ingredients from frying pan into bowl with bread.

5. Add the chestnuts. (these must be cooked first).  If you don't have enough chestnuts, add walnuts to make up the difference.

6. Add dried sage, poultry seasoning, salt, pepper, taragon to taste. 

7. At this point the stuffing will be dry, so add some of the chicken broth.  Mix with hands.  Add more chicken as needed.

8. You can make this the night before and put in the fridge overnight.

9. Stuff into turkey, cook, and enjoy.