Our dinner guests were the family of my future daughter in law.  We are long time friends and we are delighted that our families will soon be joined by marriage.  The Mom is American/Canadian and so is my husband so we decided to acknowledge these roots with a New England menu.  I made my tradition pull apart bread recipe but added cheddar cheese.  We served carrots tossed in maple syrup and candied ginger, creamed potatoes and gravy and a turkey stuffed with oyster dressing.  Mom (#2 we’ll say) brought along a green bean almondine casserole.
Here’s the stuffing recipe: combine 12 cups of stale bread with 1/2 lb. of crispy bacon, 1T minced garlic, 1 1/2 c celery slices, 1 T thyme and 2 t sage.  Chop up about a lb. of oysters (frozen or jarred).

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