gE FLASH POLL:
Do you guys call it stuffing or dressing?
Conducted my own straw poll over the holiday. I do think "stuffing" is a Midwestern thing, and it's what I always called it growing up. But if you're not actually stuffing it in the bird (and you should not, for reasons great and small), then why call it stuffing? I've come to the conclusion that "dressing" is the appropriate term when prepared in a casserole style. It's been a real mental battle for me, but it's a struggle I must endure, as I am charged with making the dressing every year.